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.........,          #  # #    # #    # # #          ,.........
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.......... alien  (from  greek  "something  or  the ..........
........., other") -  an  entity far enough removed ,.........
........,~ from  you  that  you  do  not  recognize ~,........
.......,~†            yourself in it...             †~,.......
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.....,~†%¤ (this is  not true by the  way -  you'll ¤%†~,.....
....,~†%¤¤     always recognize yourself in it)     ¤¤%†~,....
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..,~†%¤¤## an illusion or conspiracy to remove  you ##¤¤%†~,..
...,~†%¤¤# from  yourself... on  the other hand,  i #¤¤%†~,...
....,~†%¤¤ very  surely  .am. the  outside  peeking ¤¤%†~,....
.....,~†%¤                  in...                   ¤%†~,.....
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.......,~† a  novice  at  lizardry  maybe.   but  a †~,.......
........,~            lizard nonetheless.           ~,........
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.......... you  can  percieve yourself (the entity) ..........
........., as a generalized  member of your speices ,.........
........,~            (if you have one)             ~,........
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