Hello World in Assembler for the DEC PDP-8

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hello,    cla cll
        tls            / tls to set printer flag.
        tad charac    / set up index register
        dca ir1        / for getting characters.
        tad m6        / set up counter for
        dca count    / typing characters.
next,    tad i ir1    / get a character.
        jms type    / type it.
        isz count    / done yet?
        jmp next    / no: type another.
        hlt

type,    0            / type subroutine
        tsf
        jmp .-1
        tls
        cla
        jmp i type
charac,    .            / used as initial value of ir1
        310 / H
        305 / E
        314 / L
        314 / L
        317 / O
        254 / ,
        240 /
        327 / W
        317 / O
        322 / R
        314 / L
        304 / D
        241 / !
m6,        -15
count,    0
ir1 = 10
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