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Given $a>0$, $a\neq 1$ and $\log_a 3 > \log_a 2$, if the function $f(x) = \log_a x$ has the difference between its maximum and minimum values equal to 1 on the interval $[a, 2a]$,  
(1) Determine the parity of the function $g(x) = 1 - \frac{2}{a^x + 1}$;  
(2) Solve the inequality $\log_{\frac{1}{3}}(x-1) > \log_{\frac{1}{3}}(a-x)$.

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