How do I get back to HD when I selected backup HD that won't boot up?

Bootup from external HD failed.  Now I have a blank screen when I turn my computer on.  How can I return to my internal HD? 

Boot up holding down the option key.  You will get to choose which hd you want to boot up from.

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