Importing images form Lightroom 5 Beta into Lightroom 4

I have been using Lightroom 5 Beta for the last few months and have inputted a number of images. When I look for these with lightroom 4 the lightroom 5 library is empty.  Has anyone found a way around this or is there a way to rimport all of these files and their adjustments as I am now locked out of my Lightroom 5 Beta?

You have to import the photos to LR4.
If you haven't saved the metadata from within LR5beta, your LR5beta changes are gone, and even if you have saved the metadata, some new features (like Upright) will not be recognized by LR4.

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