HT1338 Mountain Lion installation was interrupted - can't restart the download.

My Mountain Lion installation was interrupted. Now, when I try to download, it won't do it. After clicking "Download" it pauses for a moment, and then nothing happens.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
- Jeff T

The server is too busy and your connection timed out with the server. Try doing this at night because there is less traffic.

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