Hi, I tried to erase my computer and when I turned it back on it went to internet recovery. How do I get past that step so I can use my computer again?

I really need this. I am still in school and I have papers due, please anything will help!

It's not clear what you tried to do or why, but if you intended to wipe everything clean, run the OS X Installer in Internet Recovery. When it's done, the machine will be in the same state as when you took it out of the box, except that the bundled iLife applications will be gone. All your data will be gone too. If that's not what you want, DO NOT follow these instructions.

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