Spilled lemonade on my macbook keyboard..how do I clean it?

The child I babysit for spilled quite a bit of watered down lemonade on my macbook pro keyboard. Can I take the keys off and clean underneath?

turn it off....do not power it up.....here's the issue - not trying to scare you....
lemonade leaves sticky substance when they start to dry.....take a damp not wet cloth and wipe around the keyboard and the keys....
do not take the keys off - might spread the spill even more.
again, leave it off - take it to apple tomorrow and have it looked at right away ( liquid + electronics = short in the circuit)
one more bad news - water damage is not covered under warranty - if you're still under warranty that is.

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