 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Map out $A$ first. The image
$$
D=g_A(C\setminus A)
$$
with its bounded filling is a <compact H-hull>, and uniqueness of hydrodynamic normalization gives
$$
g_C=g_D\circ g_A.
$$
Comparing the coefficients of $1/z$ at infinity yields the <half-plane-capacity composition rule>
$$
\operatorname{hcap}(C)
=\operatorname{hcap}(A)+\operatorname{hcap}(D)
\geq\operatorname{hcap}(A).
$$
Thus \b[half-plane capacity is monotone under inclusion].

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