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this is the entrance to her play area. notice the plastic board taped to the side of the entertainment center?

that's a biometric security panel.
"i put my hand here and it knows who i am so it lets me into my play area."
btw, that's not a turd on the floor, it's a plastic hot dog. the cat has stopped pooping outside the litter box, well, she stopped pooping outside the laundry room, anyway.