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The Hatter
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mad Hatter.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Hatter tells Alice how he once always had Time on his side, but explains that now they have argued – they are always having tea because when he tried to sing for the foul-tempered Queen of Hearts, she sentenced him to death for "murdering the time", but he escapes decapitation. In retaliation, now Time (referred to as "he" by the Hatter) will not do a thing for the Hatter, keeping him trapped at 6:00 pm (aka teatime).