Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards," the Queen remarked.
"What sort of things do YOU remember best?" Alice ventured to ask.
"Oh, things that happened the week after next," the Queen replied in a careless tone. "For instance, now," she went on, sticking a large piece of plaster on her finger as she spoke, "There's the King Messenger. He's in prison now, being punished: and the trail doesn't even begin 'till Wednesday: and of course the crime last of all."

Based on the logic presented in this excerpt, which statement is true?
Thieves are imprisoned after they steal something
Thieves are imprisoned while they steal something
Thieves are imprisoned before they steal something
Thieves are imprisoned because they have stolen something
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