Mountain Lion won't download. Any help?

Hi,
I have purchased mountain lion 3 days ago but I can not download since then. I see the icon saying "waiting" but there is not any progress.
How can I fix this?
Thanks a lot

[Assumption: You have functional Internet connection to your ISP and have Mountain Lion running by now.] If not:
Stop the indicated "waiting" dialog. Logout of the App Store.
Reboot.
Sign back into the App Store and with the option key depressed, choose purchases. The Mountain Lion purchase should have an "install" button indicated. Try again.

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