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array:
  .word   2,3,8,1
length:
  .word 4
minimum:
  .word 0                   # minimum value storage location

  .text

  # This program should store the lowest integer in the array into location "minimum".

main:
      la $a0, array         # a0 contains the first address of the array
      lw $a1,length         # a1 contains the length of the array
      lw $t1, minimum       # t1 contains the current minimum
      beqz  $a1,end         # skip if 0-length array
      # Loop to find the minimum element
loop:
      lw $t0, 0($a0)        # load array[index]
      bge $t0, $t1, continue # skip if value >= existing_low
      move  $t1, $t0        # remember the new low value

continue:

      add $a0, $a0, 1       # update the array index for the next element
      bnez $a1, loop        # continue if there are more elements in the array

end:

      jr $ra                # return