Accidentally deleted a mailbox - can I recover it?

Hi all. I was going through my mail, sorting it out and what not, and I accidentally deleted some of my saved mail, which was in a mailbox (not my inbox). I'm wondering if there is an easy way to recover that data.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks.
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I'm afraid that was a bad move. If you want that data back you should try special recovery software:
Stop using your Mac a.s.a.p. as you may be overwriting essential data. Use a serious data recovery program to bring the files back. Data Rescue II is an example of such a program.
The folder you need to rescue is the folder and contents, originally residing in: userhome/library/mail/mailboxes/....

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