More on the cistern, and how it’s not necessarily included in the sale of the house – again, without specifying its inclusion. But how will the buyer get there? Perhaps by purchasing a right-of-way to get there, but it’s a machloket. Which leads into another key machloket – between Rabbi Akiva and the sages, whether one sells “generously” or “sparingly” – what is included in that which is not stipulated? Or one of several other possible points of dispute.
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