32. Reading sub-word example

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      .data
  date:   .byte     1       # month
          .byte     30      # day
          .half     2014    # year
       
  STR_PROMPT: .asciiz "1234"
  
      .text
      # load some values into registers
      lbu     $t0, date         # month
      lbu     $t1, date + 1     # day
      lhu     $t2, date + 2     # year
  
      lbu     $t3, STR_PROMPT      # '1'
      lbu     $t4, STR_PROMPT + 1  # '2'
      lbu     $t5, STR_PROMPT + 2  # '3'
      lbu     $t6, STR_PROMPT + 3  # '4'