#Application 9
.text 0x00400000		#Code section

					#Display the message "N="
	li $v0,4			#Load the function number
	la $a0,dose		#Load the message starting address
	syscall			#Function call

					#Read  number (number of lines)	li $v0,5			#Load the function number
	syscall			#Function call
	move $t1,$v0		#Load number in $t1

	li $t3,1			#Initialize line counter
again:
	li $t2,1			#Initialize asterisks counter
again2:
					#Display an asterisk
	li $v0,4			#Load the function number
	la $a0,asteri		#Load the message starting address
	syscall			#Function call
	
	add $t2,$t2,1		#Update asterisk counter
	ble $t2,$t3,again2	#While all the asterisks have not 						#been displayed, go to again2 

					#New line
	li $v0,4			#Load the function number
	la $a0,line		#Load the message starting address
	syscall			#Function call

	add $t3,$t3,1		#Update line counter
	ble $t3,$t1,again	#While all the lines have not
					#been displayed, go to again
		
					#Program termination
	li $v0,10			#Load the function number
	syscall			#Function call

.data				#Data section

dose:		.asciiz "N="
asteri: 		.asciiz "*"
line:		.asciiz "\n"