I spilt milk on MacBook Pro, it won't start - what can I do? (I've left it alone for awhile)

A small amount of milk spilt on the top of my MacBook Pro (I bought it new about three months ago). It almost immediately shut off and it refuses to start, even having left it for 30 hours in an attempt to allow it to dry out. My question really is where should I go with this next? My nearest apple shop is a train journey away, and I was wondering if it can even be repaired - I don't want to lose all of my files.
Thanks,
Richard

Richhii wrote:
A small amount of milk spilt on the top of my MacBook Pro (I bought it new about three months ago). It almost immediately shut off and it refuses to start, even having left it for 30 hours in an attempt to allow it to dry out. My question really is where should I go with this next? My nearest apple shop is a train journey away, and I was wondering if it can even be repaired - I don't want to lose all of my files.
Thanks,
Richard
If the drive can be removed you may be able to recover from it when connected externally to another Mac, if not and if you are not backing up your Mac be prepared to lose all of your files. You will also need to buy a new Mac (do you have insurance)

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              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
              1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:9:35
    Disk Information:
              APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
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                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (140.28 GB free)
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              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
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              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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              com.regularrateandrhythm.driver.RowmoteIREmu          (1.0)
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              [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist 3rd-Party support link
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              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
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              [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
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              iTunesHelper
              EpsonRegReminder
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              Google Chrome
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              Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
              Slick Savings: Version: 1.0
              Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
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              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins:
              Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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              WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
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                        convertpdf:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Cisco WebEx Meeting Center:          Version: 1304.23.2811.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
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    Time Machine:
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              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
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                        TIMACHINE [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 558.67 GB
                        Total number of backups: 32
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    Top Processes by CPU:
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