Safari, mail, and ichat disappeared

Hi all,
I quit safari recently (just command Q) then shut the screen. After returning to it hours later, I only get a '?' over the icon. I've tried to search for it in finder (spotlight) but can't find anything. It seems like Safari, Mail, and iChat have all disappeared?
Has anyone experienced this or know a solution?

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