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)