Revert to original photo in iPhoto 11

I recently upgraded from an old Macbook running Tiger and iLife 06 to a new iMac running Lion and iPhoto 11. I was editing some photos tonight, however, when I accidentally left the photo I was editing, thus saving it a horrible sepia color (trust me, it does not look good). In my old iPhoto, this would not be a problem because iPhoto separated the modified photos from the originals. For the life of me, however, I cannot figure out how to undo this change!
Please, please tell me it's not stuck like this!

Your library database is damaged.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-20276325-17180 0/open.PNG
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https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-20276325-17180 2/iPhotolibcontents.PNG
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Sorry, I got your email but your reply hasn't appeared in the Discussions (NOW it has! just when I post the reply..), so I've pasted it here (hope you didn't mind).
Anyway, since then, when everything else failed, I did already have a look inside the Package, and there I saw all my Original and Modified versions, so I knew they were still there. It's just a case of why iPhoto isn't offering to Revert to them.
Ok, I have some questions about your latest advice (which is going to be a BIG JOB!!).
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iPhoto always preserves your original file. All operations are carried out on a copy of the file. In the iPhoto Library Folder there is a Folder called Originals and one called Modified. Reverting to Original simply removes the Modified version.
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