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Let $u$ be a harmonic function inside the unit ball $B(0, 1)$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ so that $|u|\leqslant 1$. Does a function u which satisfies $|\nabla u(0)|>1$ exist? If not, please prove that $|\nabla u(0)|\leqslant1$. Thanks.