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"The core acts as a power source for all the other parts of a Gem's internal structure," Arsenic said. "However, the four parts of a Gem responsible for outside appearance; the sapience hemisphere, projection cortex, summoning lobe, and the translation node all run on auxilary power that can last for up to five minutes without the core. Once that power runs out, Lapis Lazuli will die."