Iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not

My iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not.

I have the exact situation and it is frustrating me. All I want is my original iTunes Library back!
I have not synced to another computer what so ever. Does anyone know how to set my iTunes library to my original? I don't want to erase everything and start from new.
Please let me know!

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