5c randomly went into recovery mode

My phone randomly went into recovery mode. When i plug it into iTunes to restore it, I get error message 9. Apple support told me all I needed to do was update my iTunes, but I have the latest version and latest mac software update. Help!

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

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