I am an artichoke's center, a playing card suit shaped like a red gem, and the muscle pumping blood for your Valentine. What am I?
A heart
To solve this riddle, you must recognize the multiple meanings of 'heart.' It refers to the tender core of an artichoke vegetable, one of the four suits in a card deck, and the vital organ symbolic of love.
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