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    80 Next we consider domains and ranges of morphisms (or, as we prefer to say, boundaries
    80 Next we consider domains and ranges of morphisms (or, as we prefer to say, boundaries
    81 of morphisms).
    81 of morphisms).
    82 The 0-sphere is unusual among spheres in that it is disconnected.
    82 The 0-sphere is unusual among spheres in that it is disconnected.
    83 Correspondingly, for 1-morphisms it makes sense to distinguish between domain and range.
    83 Correspondingly, for 1-morphisms it makes sense to distinguish between domain and range.
    84 (Actually, this is only true in the oriented case, with 1-morphisms parameterized
    84 (Actually, this is only true in the oriented case, with 1-morphisms parameterized
    85 by oriented 1-balls.)
    85 by {\it oriented} 1-balls.)
    86 For $k>1$ and in the presence of strong duality the division into domain and range makes less sense.
    86 For $k>1$ and in the presence of strong duality the division into domain and range makes less sense.
    87 For example, in a pivotal tensor category, there are natural isomorphisms $\Hom{}{A}{B \tensor C} \isoto \Hom{}{B^* \tensor A}{C}$, etc. 
    87 For example, in a pivotal tensor category, there are natural isomorphisms $\Hom{}{A}{B \tensor C} \isoto \Hom{}{B^* \tensor A}{C}$, etc. 
    88 (sometimes called ``Frobenius reciprocity''), which canonically identify all the morphism spaces which have the same boundary.
    88 (sometimes called ``Frobenius reciprocity''), which canonically identify all the morphism spaces which have the same boundary.
    89 We prefer to not make the distinction in the first place.
    89 We prefer to not make the distinction in the first place.
    90 
    90