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Is there an elementary proof that distal maps are invertible?

Let $T: X \to X$ be a continuous map on a compact metric space $X$. We say $T$ is distal if $\inf_n d(T^n x, T^n y) = 0$ implies $x = y$. Then it is true that $T$ is bijective. Question: Is there an ...
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