# the .text section (the default) is used for code to execute
    .section .text


# Function main is used as the entry point for any program

	.globl	main
main:
	leaq	message(%rip), %rdi
	callq	puts@PLT            # puts is a function that displays a string
                                # puts@PLT means "get the one for this process"
	xorq	%rax, %rax
	retq

# since we returned, we are no longer ing the function
# there is nothing like "}" in assembly


# we make our string read-only by putting it in the .rodata section
	.section	.rodata
message:
	.asciz	"Hello there, world!"