Source: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
“To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said 'I've a sceptre in hand, I've a crown on my head. Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be, Come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me.”
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
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