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The Special Dot Symbol
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   The special symbol `.' refers to the current address that `as' is
assembling into.  Thus, the expression `melvin: .long .' will cause
`melvin' to contain its own address.  Assigning a value to `.' is
treated the same as a `.org' directive.  Thus, the expression `.=.+4'
is the same as saying `.block 4'.