Message app disappeared with Mountain Lion install attempt

I attempted to install Mountain Lion on my "early 2008" MacBook ... did not install, but somehow the iCloud Message app disappeared ... any ideas?

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    Marta

    martagq wrote:
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  • How to re download Lion with Mountain lion installed?

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    I am currently using Mountain lion as a main operation system but I want to download Lion.
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  • IMac with Mountain Lion installed

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