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== Core ==

== Core ==

In place of the heart and lungs of a human is a Machina's Core. The Core is the organ system responsible for supplying the Machina's body with useful materials and power. Anything the Machina eats, drinks, or breathes in travels to the first part of the Core; the Matter-Shredder, located at the top-center of her chest cavity. M2 Nanomachines and Machinium are immediately filtered out and enter the Machina's bloodstream. Next, matter is separated first into separate molecules, then into atoms if necessary. Useful molecules and atoms are again diverted into the bloodstream. Anything not deemed useful at the end of this process enters the twin Mass-Reactors, located where the lungs would be. There, matter is converted almost 1:1 into energy to power the Machina's body. Leftover subatomic particles are taken to smaller organs attached to the Mass-Reactors where they can be fused together to make atoms and molecules the Machina needs but cannot find elsewhere. Due to the extremely complex mathematics involved in these reactions, a [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/M2-Based_Life-Forms#Larvae Larva] is needed for the Core to operate at full output. This Core Larva monitors all the Core's processes and performs the unfathomable calculations necessary to maintain the reactions in the Core.

In place of the heart and lungs of a human is a Machina's Core. The Core is responsible for supplying the Machina's body with useful materials and power. Anything the Machina eats, drinks, or breathes in travels to the first part of the Core; the Matter-Shredders, located in the top spaces of her chest cavity. M2 Nanomachines and Machinium are immediately filtered out and enter the Machina's bloodstream. Next, matter is separated into free molecules. Useful molecules and atoms are again diverted into the bloodstream. Anything not deemed useful at the end of this process enters the Mass-Reactor in the center of the chest cavity. There, matter is converted almost 1:1 into energy to power the Machina's body. Leftover subatomic particles are taken to smaller organs attached to the Mass-Reactor where they can be fused together to make atoms and molecules the Machina needs but cannot find elsewhere. Due to the extremely complex mathematics involved in these reactions, a [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/M2-Based_Life-Forms#Larvae Larva] is needed for the Core to operate at full output. This Core Larva monitors all the Core's processes and performs the unfathomable calculations necessary to maintain the reactions in the Core.

In the lower-center of the Core is the center of the Machina's circulatory system. The organs there pump the Machina's blood around her body and monitor the raw materials in the blood to ensure supply from the Core is sufficient. Incoming blood goes through the pumps, collects power and materials from the Core, then travels around the body before returning. Notably, the circulation systems do not feature a heartbeat. As the pump organs develop around the human heart, the heart will stop beating, which can be significant moment in a Machina's early [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/Machina_Development#Category_1 development].

In the lower areas of the chest cavity attached to the Core assembly are the pumps for the Machina's circulatory system. The organs there pump the Machina's blood around her body and monitor the raw materials in the blood to ensure supply from the Core is sufficient. Incoming blood goes through the pumps, collects power and materials from the Core, then travels around the body before returning. Notably, the circulation systems do not feature a heartbeat. As the pump organs develop around the human heart, the heart will stop beating, which can be significant moment in a Machina's early [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/Machina_Development#Category_1 development].

== Power Systems ==

== Power Systems ==