Convert older Pages docs to current Pages?

I have older Pages documents on my Mac and when I try to open them, it says "Too old. Save with Pages '09 and try again."
Well, I don't have Pages '09, just the one that came with this MacBook Air (version 5.2)...
Is there any way to upgrade the old Pages docs so they will work with the current version?
Thanks,
Glyn

Since I didn't have Pages 08 on this computer, that did not work. But I did go and download a Trial Version of iWork/Pages here: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Apple-iWork-06.shtml which was good for 30 days. Opened the Docs, saved them in 09 format and now my up to date Pages can open them.

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