2008 aluminum macbook keys stopped working

my late 2008 aluminum macbook keys suddenly stopped working, it is keys 1qaz backspace and two volume buttons. i neved spilled water on it, has this ever happen to somebody else and if so what was the problem.

This sounds like a hardware fault. Contact Apple using www.apple.com/support/contact if you are in a country that supports it or call the appropriate phone number on this page. Alternatively carry the MacBook in to an Apple retail store or service provider to ask for an estimate.
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