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Draw an altitude towards the equilateral triangle base. By symmetry (this can also be proved by HL), the base of the altitude is equidistant from the three points of the equilateral triangle. This means that the distance from the base of the altitude to one of the points of the equilateral triangle is $2\sqrt{3}$. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the length of the altitude is $\sqrt{3}$, so the volume of the triangular pyramid is $\frac{1}{3}\cdot \frac{6^2\cdot \sqrt{3}}{4}\cdot \sqrt{3}=\boxed{9}$.