For some time, the man had been the town’s main distributor of pure cane alcohol ​ — a product having many uses but in that region commonly mixed with soft drinks and consumed for the sole purpose of getting drunk.
Selama ini, di kota itu, dialah distributor utama alkohol murni dari tebu ​ — produk yang banyak kegunaannya tetapi di kawasan itu biasanya dicampur dengan minuman ringan dan dikonsumsi semata - mata untuk mabuk.