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GH from MO
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Here is an elementary proof. We rewrite the series as $$\frac{1}{4}\int_0^1\frac{1-x^4}{1-x^6}\,dx=\frac{1}{8}\int_0^1\frac{dx}{1-x+x^2}+\frac{1}{8}\int_0^1\frac{dx}{1+x+x^2}.$$ It is straightforward to show that \begin{align*} \int_0^1\frac{dx}{1-x+x^2}&=\frac{2\pi}{3\sqrt{3}},\\ \int_0^1\frac{dx}{1+x+x^2}&=\frac{\pi}{3\sqrt{3}}, \end{align*} so we are done.

P.S. Of course the best proof is via Dirichlet's class number formula, as Peter Humphries explained.

GH from MO
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