Is this matrix exponential strictly positive?

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Is it true that $e^{Nt}$ is strictly positive element-wise, where $t>0$ and $N$ is a real matrix with $N_{ij}\geq0$ if $i\neq j$ and $N_{ij}\leq 0$ if $i=j$?

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No this is not true

Take for a counterexample

$$N = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$$