Broken Key issue

I've got a little problem that I need some help with. Recently, I spilled a little soda on my keyboard and I ended up removing a couple of the side keys to clean them out. These keys include the right arrow, the right shift, and the backslash. The other keys went in right, but when I went to install the right arrow key, it didn't fit right and wouldn't stay secure. As I checked the key, I noticed one of the two pegs that attaches the key to the keyboard was broken off. Now, the key still hangs in its space by the other peg and the clip, but it slides out a lot. Is there a cheap way to fix this, or will I have to replace the key?

$9 for a key? get the ** out! thats a rip off... these things are probably only .50 to make.. if that, probably pennies on the dollar... i could see paying $10 for an entire set, but not for one key.
apple should fix this if its under warranty right? i'm going to my local apple store this weekend.

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