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)