A miniature arched bridge spanning a blue fabric stream, with a paper boat resting beside the bank.

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Chard

I came here to build a bridge.

— Zulu

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker gives a plain reason for being here: to build a bridge. The phrase can be taken as literal construction or as an effort to join two separate sides, and either way it presents the purpose as constructive, practical and matter-of-fact.

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