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LI-LEN
pronounced lie-len
li-len is life-length, which is the cycle time of a galaxy ( 100 000 000 000 years )
you've met the lover
some red dwarf stars last for 10 000 000 000 000 years
some stars only last for 1 000 000 years
(using the standard powering notation will save an awful lot of confusion)