.text             # start program segment
 .align 2          # align at word boundary
 .globl main       # main is global symbol
 .ent main 2       # entry at main
main:              # subroutine to calculate sum of 
                   # squires of numbers from 0 to 5
 subu $sp, 32      # manipulate stack pointer
 sw $31, 20($sp)   # save return address
 sd $4, 32($sp)    # save register 4 and 5 
 sw $0, 24($sp)    # Clear result location (p1)
 sw $0, 28($sp)    # Clear number value (p2)
loop:              # begin a loop 
 lw $14, 28($sp)    # load second parameter p2
 mul $15, $14, $14  # obtain p2 * p2
 lw $24, 24($sp)    # get first parameter p1
 addu $25, $24, $15 # add p2*p2 to p1
 sw $25, 24($sp)    # store p1
 addu $8, $14, 1    # increment value
 sw $8, 28($sp)	  # store p2 back
 ble $8, 5, loop    # compare and continue if not done
 la $4, str         # load adress of string in register 4
 lw $5, 24($sp)     # load result in register 5
 jal printf         # Go to a subroutine to print the result
 move $2, $0        # clear register 2
 lw $31, 20($sp)    # load return address
 addu $sp, 32       # reset stack pointer
itself:             # get stuck address
 j itself           # loop here
 jr $31             # return through register $31
printf:             # print routine
 jr $31             # We do not support print, so return
 .end main          # done with code
                    # define data segment
 .data              # assembler directive
 .align 0           # byte boundary
str:                # starting symbol
 .asciiz "The sum from 0 .. 5 is %d\n"  # string definition
 .end               # end program