Erased hard drive, how do I reload OS Lion with out DVDs?

Hi,
I made a huge mistake of erasing my hard drive. When I turn the computer on it only appears a question mark.
I dont have the restore DVDs or restore image.
Is there another way of restoring OS X Lion 10.7.3?
Your help would be very much appreciated.
Regards,
Christian

How did you erase your drive? Are you saying you do not have a Recovery Partition? You've tried booting while holding down Comman + R? If so, you've got a big problem on your hands.
Got another computer you can download Lion to? If not, looks like a trip to an Apple store.

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