 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The <partial fraction decomposition> is
$$
f(z)=-\frac1{2z}+\frac1{2(z-2)}.
$$
For $0<|z|<2$, expand the second term as a <geometric series>:
$$
\frac1{2(z-2)}
=-\frac14\frac1{1-z/2}
=-\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{z^n}{2^{n+2}}.
$$
Hence
$$
\boxed{f(z)=-\frac1{2z}
-\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{z^n}{2^{n+2}}},
\qquad 0<|z|<2.
$$

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