ALIEN  (FROM  GREEK  "SOMETHING  OR  THE 
 OTHER") - AN  ENTITY  FAR ENOUGH REMOVED 
 FROM  YOU  THAT  YOU  DO  NOT  RECOGNIZE 
            YOURSELF IN IT...             
                                          
 (THIS IS  NOT TRUE BY THE WAY  -  YOU'LL 
     ALWAYS RECOGNIZE YOURSELF IN IT)     
                                          
                          
                                          
 AN ILLUSION OR CONSPIRACY TO REMOVE  YOU 
 FROM  YOURSELF...  ON THE OTHER  HAND, I 
 VERY  SURELY  AM  THE OUTSIDE  PEEKING 
                   IN...                  
                                          
 A  NOVICE  AT   LIZARDRY  MAYBE.  BUT  A 
            LIZARD NONETHELESS.           
                                          
                                    
                                          
 YOU  CAN  PERCIEVE YOURSELF (THE ENTITY) 
 AS A GENERALIZED MEMBER  OF YOUR SPEICES 
            (IF YOU HAVE ONE)