Coke, with brands like Sprite, Fanta and Minute Maid, saw volumes rise across its businesses.

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The boy inhabited this place like a reincarnate monk, a sprite flitting between the fallen arches, beneath the vanished porticoes.

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Children like 6-year-old Fariya, a tiny sprite, spin plates on thin sticks and juggle all manner of objects, from pins to balls.

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