Installed Lion but failed and did not boot

downloaded install lion, ran the install, restarted but all I got was the Apple Logo and the turning circle. Had the snow leopard updated prior.

Restart again, but this time hold down the SHIFT key and don't let go until you see a progress-bar.

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