Well, there is - but it isn't exactly much better:
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x = 84, y = 76, rule = B3/S23
36b2o22b2o$37bo22bo$35bobobo3bo10bo3bobo$34bobob3ob3o8b3ob3o$32b3obo3b
2obobo6bobob2o$31bo4bo3b3ob3o4b3ob3o$32b3ob2o3bobobo6bobobo$34b2o2bo3b
3o8b3o$37b3o18bo$37b3o2b3o8b3o2bo$34b2o2bo2bobobo6bobobo$31b2obob2o2b
3ob3o4b3ob3o6bo11b2o$31b2obobo4bobobo6bobobo5b3o12b2o$29bo2bobobo5b3o
8b3o5bo14bo$29b3o3bo7bo10bo6b2o19b2o$32b3o47bo$31bo48bobo$31b2o23bo11b
o11b2o$56bo4b2o5bo2b3o$56bo11bobo2bo$59bob2o8b3o$48bobo7b2o$48b2o4b2o
19b2o$49bo3bobo19b2o$53bo$52b2o$60b2o$59bobo14bo$61bo13bobo$40bo35bo$
39bo$39b3o4$51b2o$52b2o$51bo$32bo$30b2o$31b2o4$42b3o$44bo$7bo35bo$6bob
o13bo$7bo14bobo$22b2o$30b2o$30bo$7b2o19bobo3bo$7b2o19b2o4b2o$24b2o7bob
o$10b3o8b2obo$10bo2bobo11bo$10b3o2bo5b2o4bo$2b2o11bo11bo23b2o$bobo48bo
$bo47b3o$2o19b2o6bo10bo7bo3b3o$7bo14bo5b3o8b3o5bobobo2bo$5b2o12b3o5bob
obo6bobobo4bobob2o$6b2o11bo6b3ob3o4b3ob3o2b2obob2o$27bobobo6bobobo2bo
2b2o$25bo2b3o8b3o2b3o$25bo18b3o$28b3o8b3o3bo2b2o$27bobobo6bobobo3b2ob
3o$26b3ob3o4b3ob3o3bo4bo$26b2obobo6bobob2o3bob3o$24b3ob3o8b3ob3obobo$
23bobo3bo10bo3bobobo$23bo22bo$22b2o22b2o!Edit: Here's a variant that replaces one half with a glider loop so that only one sparker-blinker eater is necessary:
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x = 81, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
47b2o4b2o$47bobo2bobo$49b4o$47bo2b2o2bo$47bo2b2o2bo$49bo2bo11bo$62b3o$
61bo$61b2o$48b3o2$46bo5bo2bobo$46bo5b4ob3o7b3o$46bo5b3obobo20b2o$55b3o
7bo9b3o2bo$48b3o4b3o6bobo11b2o$66b2o6bo$74bo$78b2o$75b3o2bo$79b2o$63b
3o$48bobo12bo$48b2o14bo3b2o$49bo19bo$67b3o2$60b2o10b2o$59bobo10bobo$
61bo12bo$40bo33b2o$39bo$39b3o4$51b2o$52b2o$51bo$32bo$30b2o$31b2o4$42b
3o$44bo$7bo35bo$6bobo13bo$7bo14bobo$22b2o$30b2o$30bo$7b2o19bobo3bo$7b
2o19b2o4b2o$24b2o7bobo$10b3o8b2obo$10bo2bobo11bo$10b3o2bo5b2o4bo$2b2o
11bo11bo23b2o$bobo48bo$bo47b3o$2o19b2o6bo10bo7bo3b3o$7bo14bo5b3o8b3o5b
obobo2bo$5b2o12b3o5bobobo6bobobo4bobob2o$6b2o11bo6b3ob3o4b3ob3o2b2obob
2o$27bobobo6bobobo2bo2b2o$25bo2b3o8b3o2b3o$25bo18b3o$28b3o8b3o3bo2b2o$
27bobobo6bobobo3b2ob3o$26b3ob3o4b3ob3o3bo4bo$26b2obobo6bobob2o3bob3o$
24b3ob3o8b3ob3obobo$23bobo3bo10bo3bobobo$23bo22bo$22b2o22b2o!Code: Select all
x = 78, y = 72, rule = B3/S23
13bo16b2o$13b3o13bo2bo$16bo12bobo2bo2bo$6b2o7b2o11b2obob5o$5bobo20bo2b
o$5bo22b3o2b3o$6b4o10bob2o4b4o4bo$3b3o3bo8b3ob3o3b3o2b2obo$3bo2bo12bob
ob2o3bo2bo3bo$6b2o12b3o5b2obob2o$b4ob2o12b3o6bobobo$o7b3o18bobo2bo$2ob
2ob5o19bo2b2o$bobo2b2o$bo2bo$2b2o$12b3o$14bo12bobo$8b2o3bo14b2o$8bo19b
o$8b3o2$4b2o10b2o$3bobo10bobo$3bo12bo$2b2o33bo$38bo$36b3o4$25b2o$24b2o
$26bo$45bo$46b2o$45b2o4$33b3o$33bo$34bo35bo$55bo13bobo$53bobo14bo$54b
2o$46b2o$47bo$43bo3bobo19b2o$42b2o4b2o19b2o$42bobo7b2o$53bob2o8b3o$50b
o11bobo2bo$50bo4b2o5bo2b3o$25b2o23bo11bo11b2o$25bo48bobo$26b3o47bo$23b
3o3bo7bo10bo6b2o19b2o$23bo2bobobo5b3o8b3o5bo14bo$25b2obobo4bobobo6bobo
bo5b3o12b2o$25b2obob2o2b3ob3o4b3ob3o6bo11b2o$28b2o2bo2bobobo6bobobo$
31b3o2b3o8b3o2bo$31b3o18bo$28b2o2bo3b3o8b3o$26b3ob2o3bobobo6bobobo$25b
o4bo3b3ob3o4b3ob3o$26b3obo3b2obobo6bobob2o$28bobob3ob3o8b3ob3o$29bobob
o3bo10bo3bobo$31bo22bo$30b2o22b2o!