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)