If $T$ is injective and $v_1,\ldots,v_k$ are independent, then $\sum_ic_iT(v_i)=0$ implies $T(\sum_ic_iv_i)=0$, hence $\sum_ic_iv_i=0$ and every coefficient vanishes. Therefore the image list remains independent. Without injectivity, directions may collapse.
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