_("The glider is the first of a series of life forms, known "
"as spaceships or fishes, which can travel along the game "
"field retaining their original shape."),
_("The glider is the first of a series of life forms, known "
"as spaceships or fishes, which can travel along the game "
"field retaining their original shape."),
_("The glider is just the smaller of the spaceships; this "
"one, known as the heavyweight spaceship or 'big fish', "
"is the largest spaceship which can travel alone without "
_("The glider is just the smaller of the spaceships; this "
"one, known as the heavyweight spaceship or 'big fish', "
"is the largest spaceship which can travel alone without "
_("An eater is any still life that can repair itself from "
"some attacks. This one (bottom right), also known as "
"'fishhook', eats gliders and fishes (spaceships) provided "
_("An eater is any still life that can repair itself from "
"some attacks. This one (bottom right), also known as "
"'fishhook', eats gliders and fishes (spaceships) provided "
_("Oscillators have been extensively explored in Life!. "
"The dice shaker turns around each seven tics; thus, it "
"is an oscillator with a period of fourteen."),
_("Oscillators have been extensively explored in Life!. "
"The dice shaker turns around each seven tics; thus, it "
"is an oscillator with a period of fourteen."),
_("The Hertz oscillator is a good example of a set of life "
"patterns known as 'billiard tables'. A billiard table is "
"an oscillator which is built inside a stable border. In "
_("The Hertz oscillator is a good example of a set of life "
"patterns known as 'billiard tables'. A billiard table is "
"an oscillator which is built inside a stable border. In "
_("A phoenix is a pattern whose cells all die in every "
"generation, and yet lives forever. For example, this is "
"a phoenix with period two."),
_("A phoenix is a pattern whose cells all die in every "
"generation, and yet lives forever. For example, this is "
"a phoenix with period two."),
_("The R-pentomino is a methuselah - a life form which "
"lives for hundreds of generations without stabilizing "
"or dying. In particular, the R-Pentomino requires more "
_("The R-pentomino is a methuselah - a life form which "
"lives for hundreds of generations without stabilizing "
"or dying. In particular, the R-Pentomino requires more "
_("The thunderbird is another popular methuselah, which "
"doesn't stabilize until the 243th generation. Note that "
"because the initial configuration is symmetrical with "
_("The thunderbird is another popular methuselah, which "
"doesn't stabilize until the 243th generation. Note that "
"because the initial configuration is symmetrical with "
_("Probably the most popular methuselah, the accorn lives "
"for 5206 (!) generations."),
7, 3,
".*....."
"...*..."
"**..***" ),
_("Probably the most popular methuselah, the accorn lives "
"for 5206 (!) generations."),
7, 3,
".*....."
"...*..."
"**..***" ),
_("One from my personal collection. It is really beautiful "
"to see this configuration expand and shrink periodically "
"for hundreds of tics before reaching a stable state."),
_("One from my personal collection. It is really beautiful "
"to see this configuration expand and shrink periodically "
"for hundreds of tics before reaching a stable state."),
_("A gun is a stationary pattern that emits spaceships "
"forever. The glider gun shown here was the first known "
"gun, and indeed the first known finite pattern with "
_("A gun is a stationary pattern that emits spaceships "
"forever. The glider gun shown here was the first known "
"gun, and indeed the first known finite pattern with "
"November 1970. Many new guns have since been found."),
36, 9,
".........................*.........."
"November 1970. Many new guns have since been found."),
36, 9,
".........................*.........."
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"...........*...**....****.........**"
"**.........*...**.....****.........."
"**.........*...**........*.........."
"............*.*....................."
".............*......................" ),
"............*.*......*..*.........**"
"...........*...**....****.........**"
"**.........*...**.....****.........."
"**.........*...**........*.........."
"............*.*....................."
".............*......................" ),
_("A puffer is an object that moves like a spaceship, except "
"that it leaves a trail of debris behind. The puffer train "
"is one of the best-known puffers. Originally found by "
_("A puffer is an object that moves like a spaceship, except "
"that it leaves a trail of debris behind. The puffer train "
"is one of the best-known puffers. Originally found by "
_("Max is the fastest-growing known pattern in Conway's Game "
"of Life (possibly the fastest possible). It fills space to "
"a density of 1/2, conjectured to be the maximum density, "
_("Max is the fastest-growing known pattern in Conway's Game "
"of Life (possibly the fastest possible). It fills space to "
"a density of 1/2, conjectured to be the maximum density, "