How can I revert to Preview 5.5.3?

I use Preview to make notes on PDFs and was happy with the format of 5.5.3. However, the presentation of the notes isn't compatible on everyone else's computer and I was made aware of a feature in Preview 6.0.1 that allows the printing ofnotes which can be saved as a PDF. Great! Or so I thought.
I finally took the leap and upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion. This was a huge mistake. My workflow has been seriously compromised because the note system is entirely different: There are no lines associating the content of the note with its placement on the page, and the notes are bunched together in the preview pane, yet the entire content of each one isn't accessible unless the note is clicked on. This is a disaster for me because I create multiple notes per page and need to cross-reference them easily. The only way to see the content -- like it was in 5.5.3 -- is to print the notes and save as a PDF. But this does not help me when I am composing notes in the original document because it means I have to keep creating "print" PDFs with the notes as I go along. I tried using Time Machine to bring back version 5.5.3. When I attempt to open it, however, an error message appears saying "You can't use this version of the application with this version of OS X."
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat, but it has virtually the same problem as Preview 6.0.1 with partially-visible notes hovering over the text of the document.
This was so disheartening that I am ready to give up and revert back from Mountain Lion to Lion just to get the functionality back for my workflow with Preview. Upgrading shouldn't be synonymous with frustration and regret.
What can I do?

I'm going to wait a few more days to see if someone can offer a solution to run 5.5.3 on Mountain Lion. For a while QuickTime Player 7 was discontinued, but due to a public outcry with the lost functionality of the new QuickTime Player, the older version was made usable again on the new operating system.
In the same way, I can use 5.5.3 to create notes and use 6.0.1 to print notes for those who can't read the notes properly on their system.
I can't be the only one to be experiencing this frustration with the new format.

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