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The energy drink that powers the US government

Ben Terris

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In the basement of the US Capitol, a white vending machine with a high-definition screen glows like an enormous iPhone. And every day, like moths to a flame, Hill creatures arrive to get their fix.

“I just filled it,” a machine stocker said on Wednesday morning. “But by the end of the day, I bet all the Celsius will be gone.”

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