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)