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+; an assembler test file
+        org     0100
+
+test    equ     4
+print   equ     0200        ; print subroutine address
+
+start   law     test
+        dac     save
+        law     1
+        add     save2
+        dac     save2
+        law     string
+        jms     print
+        hlt
+
+save    bss     1
+save2   data    3
+string  ascii   'Test'
+        data    0
+
+        end     start