HT201210 I have an iPhone that went through the wash...

Can somebody help me with this? My iPhone 4s went through the washing machine (full cycle) and I popped the back off and stuck it in rice for a few days, now it turned on but its just showing that I need to plug it into iTunes. I did that and it was trying to restore it but it wasn't working. I tried multiple times, but nothing. What should I do? I need this phone, badly.

Out of Warranty replacement for an iPhone 4S is $199 US, adjust
for your location. There is no magic cure - washing your iPhone
destroyed it, and it must now be replaced.

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