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)