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)