And I remember taking the goggles off my face and looking down at my hands in sheer shock, because my fingers had swollen so much that they were like sausages.

To say that the gold market displays all of the classic features of a bubble gone bust is to oversimplify.

It is among His signs that the earth you see all barren and desolate begins to stir and sprout when We send down rain upon it . Surely He who gives it life will also give life to the dead .

And among His signs is that you see the earth lying neglected , so when We sent down water on it , it freshened up and grew forth indeed He Who gave it life , will revive the dead indeed He is Able to do all things .

And of His signs is that thou seest the earth humble then , when We send down water upon it , it quivers , and swells . Surely He who quickens it is He who quickens the dead surely He is powerful over everything .

And of His signs is that thou beholdest the earth lowly , and when We send down thereon water , it stirreth to life and groweth . Verily He who quickeneth is the Quickener of the dead .

And among His Signs ( in this ) , that you see the earth barren , but when We send down water ( rain ) to it , it is stirred to life and growth ( of vegetations ) . Verily , He Who gives it life , surely , ( He ) is Able to give life to the dead ( on the Day of Resurrection ) .

And of His signs is that you see the land still . But when We send down water upon it , it stirs and grows .

And of His Signs is that you see the earth withered , then We send down water upon it , and lo ! it quivers and swells . Surely He Who gives life to the dead earth will also give life to the dead .

And of His portents ( is this ) that thou seest the earth lowly , but when We send down water thereon it thrilleth and groweth . Lo !

Among His signs , is that you see the earth desolate but when We send down water upon it , it stirs and swells . Indeed , He who revives it will also revive the dead .

And among His signs is that you see the earth humble then when He sends down rain upon it , it quivers and swells . He who revives is He who revives the dead , surely , He is powerful over everything .

And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled , but when We send down upon it rain , it quivers and grows . Indeed , He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead .

When it is watered it moves and swells ( to let the plants grow ) . The One who brings it back to life will also bring the dead back to life .

And among His signs is this , that you see the earth still , but when We send down on it the water , it stirs and swells most surely He Who gives it life is the Giver of life to the dead surely He has power over all things .

Among His signs is this you see the earth dry and barren , but when We send down on it water , it stirs and swells most surely He who gives it life is the giver of life to the dead surely He has power over all things .

And among His Signs in this thou seest the earth barren and desolate but when We send down rain to it , it is stirred to life and yields increase . Truly , He Who gives life to the ( dead ) earth can surely give life to ( men ) who are dead .