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Hazel, engrossed in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, drifts into a vivid dream where she finds herself in a bizarre trial presided over by a menacing Vlad Plasmius. The Knave is accused of stealing tarts, and familiar characters like the White Rabbit and Mad Hatter appear as nervous witnesses. As Hazel experiences classic Wonderland phenomena like growing and shrinking, she challenges Vlad's absurd and tyrannical sense of justice, leading to a chaotic confrontation with ghost guards. Waking up, her fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, help her unravel the dream's strange logic, revealing how elements from her her reading and daily life intertwined with the fantastical adventure. Comparable works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland