How to boot up in Normal Mode when Shift Key is stuck

Due to a water spill my Shift Key is stuck. I was able to enter my password that included lower case letters by using an external (bluetooth) keyboard. This allowed me to start the computer and access the contents but only in Safe Mode because the shift key was stuck. Does anyone know a workaround this until I'm able to have the shift key fixed?
Thank you,
Jeff

Liquid damage is very hard to recover from.
Best option is to take the computer to Apple store and see what can they do for you.
Suggestions in this article may or may not work, but at least interesting.
http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/4485/My+shift+key+is+always+on.
Best.

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