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# function max
max:

    # check if a0 is less than a1
    slt $v0, $a0, $a1            
    beq $v0, $zero, a0isbigger
    addi $v0, $a1, 0
    j max_return
    
a0isbigger:
    addi $v0, $a0, 0

max_return:
    jr $ra

#-------------------------------
# M a i n    p r o g r a m
#-------------------------------
main:
    
    # read two integers from the user and print the maximum
    
    # read first integer and put in a0 for
    # call to max
    li $v0, 5
    syscall
    addi $a0, $v0, 0 # store v0 into t0
    
        
    # read second integer and put in a1 for call to max
    li $v0, 5
    syscall    
    addi $a1, $v0, 0 # put v0 in a1

    jal max

    #put result of max into a0 for syscall to print_int
    addi $a0, $v0, 0  # get function result out of $v0    
    li $v0, 1
    syscall
    
    # Yow! Something bad is going to happen here! What is it?
    jr $ra