Reinstalling os x problem

After accidentally setting my internal hard drive on read-only, the only way I have been told to solve it was to format the drive and reinstall os x.
1st step: formatting, done (7 passes option).
2nd step: reinstalling os x, impossible. I get an error message and the system only allows me to restore from a backup, that I don't have.
So how can I reinstall Mac os x 10.6 on my MacBook air?
Thanks in advance for your help.

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