Utensils that are between the edges of the olivepressing basket and the edges of the cistern, remain tahor. even if they are deep within the ground, If there is tumah inside [the cistern], the house becomes tamei. If there is tu-mah inside the house, utensils that are inside the walls of the cistern remain tahor when they are in an area that has a handbreadth cubed. When they are not, they become tamei. If the walls of the cistern extend farther than the house, in either instance they remain tahor.