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)