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Dear Mr. Zhang，
Now I am writing to express my apology for the damage of your computer during my stay in your house when I visited Beijing a few days ago.
It is just because of my carelessness that I damaged your computer. I understand that it must have brought you a lot of trouble and inconvenience so I feel extremely guilty for what I have done to you. In order to compensate for your loss, I decide to buy you a new computer and send it to you by EMS.
Please accept my sincere apologies and forgive me for my ridiculous carelessness.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
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