Stephen DunnBring to me, it said, continual proof / you've been alive.
About This Quote
The phrase “bring to me, it said,” is a line from the poem "The Raven," by Edgar Allan Poe. It is used to refer to proof of life. In this phrase, the speaker is asking the spirit to show proof of its existence: to bring proof that it was alive and had been talking to him or her on previous occasions.
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