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Wallet creation: Make mnemonic length configurable, default to 24 words. (#1697)

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## Issue Addressed

Fixes #1665.

## Proposed Changes

`lighthouse account_manager wallet create` now generates a 24-word
mnemonic. The user can override this by passing `--mnemonic-length 12`
(or another legal bip39 length).

## Additional Info

CLI `--help`:
```
        --mnemonic-length <MNEMONIC_LENGTH>       The number of words to use for the mnemonic phrase. [default: 24]
```

In case of an invalid argument:
```
% lighthouse account_manager wallet create --mnemonic-length 25
error: Invalid value for '--mnemonic-length <MNEMONIC_LENGTH>': Mnemonic length must be one of 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
```
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# Create a wallet
A wallet allows for generating practically unlimited validators from an
easy-to-remember 12-word string (a mnemonic). As long as that mnemonic is
easy-to-remember 24-word string (a mnemonic). As long as that mnemonic is
backed up, all validator keys can be trivially re-generated.
The 12-word string is randomly generated during wallet creation and printed out
The 24-word string is randomly generated during wallet creation and printed out
to the terminal. It's important to **make one or more backups of the mnemonic**
to ensure your ETH is not lost in the case of data loss. It very important to
**keep your mnemonic private** as it represents the ultimate control of your