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= Solution

The <Cauchy integral formula> and its differentiated form are
$$
f(a)=\frac1{2\pi i}\oint_C\frac{f(z)}{z-a}\,dz,
\qquad
f'(a)=\frac1{2\pi i}\oint_C\frac{f(z)}{(z-a)^2}\,dz.
$$
If $f$ is entire and $|f|\leq M$, the <Cauchy estimate> gives $|f'(a)|\leq M/\rho$. Letting $\rho\to\infty$ yields $f'(a)=0$ for every $a$. Thus \b[$f$ is constant], which is <Liouville theorem>.

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