Help, is there a way to retrieve copy paste errors / files? Please?

Hi Everyone,
I am in a desperate situation.
I am working on a project that I did in Pages, don't know what version I am in but I have a 10.6.8 OSX. I have a Macbook Pro.
My problem is I didn't turn on the Time Machine (which I NOW know I should have done).
I have been copy pasting some text into a master file to make use of the Table of Contents feature.
In the midst and rush of things, I ended up with an error.
I erased part the original file, I was copying from. I discovered it a day or two after.
The thng is I had emptied my trash bin to save space almost the same time too.
Is there anyway I could retrieve the original version of the that file. Might it be hidden somewhere in my hard drive?
How do I retrieve it?
That was probably 4-5 pages long and now its 1 page only.
Please please help,would appreciate any tips.
Thank you so much for any advice.

No I'm sorry, but it is gone. The older file is overwritten by the newer when you save.
No comfort now, but if you had upgraded to OSX 10.7 (Lion) there would have been an older version retained within the file and you could have regressed back to that.
Peter

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