Can't get library to reference the cloud once a song is downloaded and deleted

I activated Itunes Match. On one computer all my music was in the cloud. I downloaded one song from the cloud (cloud icon gone). Then deleted the song from the computer expecting the cloud to return. But when i try to play the song it says it's missing and asks me to locate it. ITS IN THE CLOUD WHERE YOU GOT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. How do i get the library to reference the cloud again. This is a bigger deal when i download a playlist from the cloud to the local computer for offline use. When i get back, i want to take that playlist back off the computer and have the library go back to looking in the cloud.
Thanks

How did you delete the song? Did you delete the actual file from the HDD? Or did you delete the song from the iTunes library, then delete the file?
If the former, this is the reason iTunes thinks you still have the song. iTunes thinks it still has the song depsite the file being gone from the HDD. The proper way to do what you want is to delete the tracks from within iTunes, but leaving the files in the cloud.

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