 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Let $e=(1,0)$ and define
$$
 g(x)=\begin{cases}e,&x=0,\\x,&x\ne0.\end{cases}
$$
Then $\|g(x)-x\|\leq1$ everywhere, but $0$ is not in the <image of a function>. The map is <discontinuous> at $0$, giving \b[a bounded-displacement map which is not surjective].

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