Responsa for Bava Batra 40:5
והשתא דאמר רבה עושה אדם שני צבורי מלח ומניח עליהם קורה שהמלח מעמדת את הקורה והקורה מעמדת את המלח אפילו מלח איסתרוקנית ולא פליגי הא דאיכא קורה הא דליכא קורה:
because the salt keeps the beam in place and the beam keeps the salt in place, even the salt of Istria may be used for this purpose, and still there is no conflict between Rab and Samuel, because one speaks of the case where there is a beam and the other of the case where there is not. MILL-STONES SHOULD BE KEPT AT A DISTANCE OF THREE HANDBREADTHS RECKONING FROM THE UPPER STONE WHICH MEANS FOUR FROM THE LOWER STONE. What is the reason for this? Because of the shaking. But was it not taught: Millstones fixed on a base<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'ass'. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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