Pages quit, lost all work, can I retrieve?

I hit delete to get rid of a text box and Pages quit. Everything I had been working on for four hours was lost. Is there anyway to retrieve the work?

mvh,
I guess there's no really kind way to say this, except to add that it happens a lot. You shouldn't ever work for 4 hours on something without saving every 10 minutes or so. What operating system are you using? Since 10.5, we've had Time Machine, but even that requires that you Save once in a while. 10.7 adds Versions to further safeguard your work, but you must save at least once at the beginning.
Good luck,
Jerry

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