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)