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+In February of 2019, while visiting family in Shanghai, I sought to learn a little bit of x86-64 Assembly. 
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+This repository is the result of that exploration. It contains a ~fizzbuzz~ implementation written entirely in x86-64 Assembly, without the use of any C libraries. The two other programs, ~exit~ and ~hello-world~, served as stepping stones to it. 
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+I enjoyed working on this project, and appreciated the insights into the underlying machinery.