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= Solution

If $f(z)=\sum a_jz^j$, then $f(-z)=\sum(-1)^ja_jz^j$ and its <residue> at zero is $-a_{-1}$. The circle $|z-1|=2$ encloses zero and no other finite <singularity>. Thus the <residue theorem> gives
$$
\boxed{\oint_{|z-1|=2}[f(z)-f(-z)]\,dz=4\pi i\frac{n^{n+1}}{(n+1)!}}
$$
for positive <orientation>.

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