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Nothing can kill growth more effectively than an uncompetitive currency , and there is no faster route to currency appreciation than a surge in capital inflows . Indeed , there was much of madness in the calm survey which I began to take of my situation . With the means thus accruing I proceeded to procure at intervals , cambric muslin , very fine , in pieces of twelve yards each ; twine ; a lot of the varnish of caoutchouc ; a large and deep basket of wicker-work , made to order ; and several other articles necessary in the construction and equipment of a balloon of extraordinary dimensions . I drew up to my eyes each of my hands , one after the other , and wondered what occurrence could have given rise to the swelling of the veins , and the horrible blackness of the finger nails . By contrast , countries like China and India , which avoided a surge of capital inflows , managed to maintain highly competitive domestic currencies , and thereby kept profitability and investment high . The war , as it is being fought today , cannot be won even under the Bush-McCain option - - a surge of many more troops . The balloon at first collapsed , then furiously expanded , then whirled round and round with sickening velocity , and finally , reeling and staggering like a drunken man , hurled me over the rim of the car , and left me dangling , at a terrific height , with my head downward , and my face outward , by a piece of slender cord about three feet in length , which hung accidentally through a crevice near the bottom of the wicker-work , and in which , as I fell , my left foot became most providentially entangled .