    function _createAuction() internal {
        // Check if there's enough gas to safely execute token.mint() and subsequent operations
        require(gasleft() >= MIN_TOKEN_MINT_GAS_THRESHOLD, "Insufficient gas for creating auction");


        try verbs.mint() returns (uint256 verbId) {
            uint256 startTime = block.timestamp;
            uint256 endTime = startTime + duration;


            auction = Auction({
                verbId: verbId,
                amount: 0,
                startTime: startTime,
                endTime: endTime,
                bidder: payable(0),
                settled: false
            });


            emit AuctionCreated(verbId, startTime, endTime);
        } catch {
            _pause();
        }
    }
    function mint() public override onlyMinter nonReentrant returns (uint256) {
        return _mintTo(minter);
    }
    function _mintTo(address to) internal returns (uint256) {
       [...]
        // Use try/catch to handle potential failure
        try cultureIndex.dropTopVotedPiece() returns (ICultureIndex.ArtPiece memory _artPiece) {
            artPiece = _artPiece;
            uint256 verbId = _currentVerbId++;


            ICultureIndex.ArtPiece storage newPiece = artPieces[verbId];


            newPiece.pieceId = artPiece.pieceId;
            newPiece.metadata = artPiece.metadata;
            newPiece.isDropped = artPiece.isDropped;
            newPiece.sponsor = artPiece.sponsor;
            newPiece.totalERC20Supply = artPiece.totalERC20Supply;
            newPiece.quorumVotes = artPiece.quorumVotes;
            newPiece.totalVotesSupply = artPiece.totalVotesSupply;


            for (uint i = 0; i < artPiece.creators.length; i++) {
                newPiece.creators.push(artPiece.creators[i]);
            }


            _mint(to, verbId);


            [...]
    }
