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)