Rediculous Icloude deleted all my contacts with out notice

Hi,
I wonder , I am first time user of ICloude, I just taught of seeing how we can back up things in ICloude. I just enabled (on)the contact in ICloude and unfrotunately all my contacts in my Iphone deleted. nothing left expcet only my own email id.
my last back was taken 2 years back and after that I added many contact now what to do
I called US apple call center they asked for $70 + so that they can get them back but I cannot spend that much now. please help me .
Any help is hightly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mouli Kommineni

Still no luck yet, I think apple donot do it wantedely because they want to make money out of it. once we lost contacts any way we have to contact apple, so that they can make money .
It just didnot promot for any message, when I enabled contacts in ICloud, it just simply deleted with out my notice.
I also verified all the possible places like ICloud(logged in using browser and checked), any other apps and through out my iPhone(inlcuding contacts) couldnot find contacts any where.
Yes I relaised that I should take back up before I start with ICloud. I would have not used ICloud for my back up, It is not trust worthy.
Can any apple guys do any any thing in this case.
I think ICloud is dangerious, please donot use it , if you really want to try just take back up and try.
Thanks,
Mouli kommineni.

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