Rubber on the bottom of the macbook

Hi,
The rubber on the bottom of my Macbook keeps coming off. I was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it? It keeps coming off from 2 directions.
Here is a picture of it.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/sandher03/IMG00156-20101030-1841.jpg
Message was edited by: Gagan Sandher
Message was edited by: Gagan Sandher

My response is too late, but it may help others
Check the link http://www.apple.com/support/macbook-bottomcase/
if you are qualified , apple will replace for free.

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