Setup Boot Camp and installed XP SP3 now no OS 10.5.8 please help

I have setup boot camp and installed XP SP3 onto the macbook pro. When i restarted the computer the only operating system is XP. I have held down the options key while restarting only the WINDOWS option is displayed. How can i get the Mac OS back as i have some pretty important document in that section.
I have a time capsule but i can not restore from the time capsule as it takes a continues to search for the disk image.
Can i reboot the computer and start again, then carry out a restore from there?
How do i reboot/format the computer so i can start again?
I need to get this sorted ASAP as i have to get this information sent away ASAP.
Cheers

Have you tried booting from the disk that came with your computer? I'd try that first, and see if you can see your OS X partition in Disk Utility and possibly repair it.
Good luck!

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