It's carbonation slips down your throat. It hurts, but it at least subsides the thirst.

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"Can I have some?" he asks.

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Sure, why not?

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You offer it to him, and he eagerly takes it.

 

Childlike wonder appears in his clear eyes as he sips the cup.

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He jumps up and down as he feels that familiar tingling again.

 

But the liquid goes through his body, and splashes on the ground.