diff --git a/subx/apps/subx-common.subx b/subx/apps/subx-common.subx
index d9f4e34c..ef1a6f93 100644
--- a/subx/apps/subx-common.subx
+++ b/subx/apps/subx-common.subx
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ test-has-metadata-multiple-false:
     5d/pop-to-EBP
     c3/return
 
-compute-width: # word : (address array byte)
+compute-width: # word : (address array byte) -> EAX : int
     # . prolog
     55/push-EBP
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ compute-width: # word : (address array byte)
     # else: return 1
     b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32
 $compute-width:end:
-    # . discard locals
+    # . reclaim locals
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
     # . restore registers
     59/pop-to-ECX
@@ -1322,6 +1322,66 @@ $test-compute-width:no-metadata:
     5d/pop-to-EBP
     c3/return
 
+compute-width-of-slice: # s : (address slice) -> EAX : int
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    # ECX = s
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ECX
+    # if has-metadata?(word, "imm32") or has-metadata?(word, "disp32"): return 4
+    # . EAX = has-metadata?(word, "imm32")
+    68/push  "imm32"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    e8/call  has-metadata?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if EAX: return 4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  4/imm32         # ZF is set, so we can overwrite EAX now
+    74/jump-if-equal  $compute-width-of-slice:end/disp8
+    # . has-metadata?(word, "disp32")
+    68/push  "disp32"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    e8/call  has-metadata?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if EAX: return 4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  4/imm32         # ZF is set, so we can overwrite EAX now
+    74/jump-if-equal  $compute-width-of-slice:end/disp8
+    # if has-metadata?(word, "imm16") or has-metadata?(word, "disp16"): return 2
+    # . has-metadata?(word, "imm16")
+    68/push  "imm16"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    e8/call  has-metadata?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if EAX: return 2
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  2/imm32         # ZF is set, so we can overwrite EAX now
+    74/jump-if-equal  $compute-width-of-slice:end/disp8
+    # . has-metadata?(word, "disp16")
+    68/push  "disp16"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    e8/call  has-metadata?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if EAX: return 2
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  2/imm32         # ZF is set, so we can overwrite EAX now
+    74/jump-if-equal  $compute-width-of-slice:end/disp8
+    # else: return 1
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32
+$compute-width-of-slice:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    59/pop-to-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
 is-label?: # word : (address slice) -> EAX : boolean
     # . prolog
     55/push-EBP
diff --git a/subx/apps/survey b/subx/apps/survey
index 03dcb50e..1794174b 100755
Binary files a/subx/apps/survey and b/subx/apps/survey differ
diff --git a/subx/apps/survey.subx b/subx/apps/survey.subx
index 5af21261..6f109a08 100644
--- a/subx/apps/survey.subx
+++ b/subx/apps/survey.subx
@@ -2118,9 +2118,512 @@ num-bytes:  # line : (address stream) -> EAX : int
     55/push-EBP
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
     # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    52/push-EDX
+    53/push-EBX
+    # var result/EAX = 0
+    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # clear EAX
+    # var word-slice/ECX = {0, 0}
+    68/push  0/imm32/end
+    68/push  0/imm32/start
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
+#?     # dump line {{{
+#?     # . write(2/stderr, "LL: ")
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     68/push  "LL: "/imm32
+#?     68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # write-stream(2/stderr, line)
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(EBP+8)
+#?     68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write-stream/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # . write(2/stderr, "$\n")
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     68/push  "$\n"/imm32
+#?     68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # }}}
+$num-bytes:loop:
+    # next-word(line, word-slice)
+    # . . push args
+    51/push-ECX
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(EBP+8)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  next-word/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # dump word-slice {{{
+#?     # . write(2/stderr, "AA: ")
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     68/push  "AA: "/imm32
+#?     68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # . clear-stream(Stderr+4)
+#?     # . . save EAX
+#?     50/push-EAX
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     b8/copy-to-EAX  Stderr/imm32
+#?     05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+#?     50/push-EAX
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # . . restore EAX
+#?     58/pop-to-EAX
+#?     # . write-slice-buffered(Stderr, word-slice)
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     51/push-ECX
+#?     68/push  Stderr/imm32
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # . flush(Stderr)
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     68/push  Stderr/imm32
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  flush/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # . write(2/stderr, "$\n")
+#?     # . . push args
+#?     68/push  "$\n"/imm32
+#?     68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+#?     # . . call
+#?     e8/call  write/disp32
+#?     # . . discard args
+#?     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+#?     # }}}
+$num-bytes:check0:
+    # if (slice-empty?(word-slice)) break
+    # . save result
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . EAX = slice-empty?(word-slice)
+    # . . push args
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-empty?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) break
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    # . restore result now that ZF is set
+    58/pop-into-EAX
+    75/jump-if-not-equal  $num-bytes:end/disp8
+$num-bytes:check-for-comment:
+    # if (slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "#")) break
+    # . start/EDX = word-slice->start
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ECX to EDX
+    # . c/EBX = *start
+    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/EBX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # clear EBX
+    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    .               .                 # copy byte at *EDX to BL
+    # . if (EBX == '#') break
+    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/EBX    .           .             .           .           .               0x23/imm32/hash   # compare EBX
+    74/jump-if-equal  $num-bytes:end/disp8
+$num-bytes:check-for-label:
+    # if (slice-ends-with?(word-slice, ":")) break
+    # . end/EDX = word-slice->end
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(ECX+4) to EDX
+    # . c/EBX = *(end-1)
+    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/EBX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # clear EBX
+    8a/copy-byte                    1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    -1/disp8        .                 # copy byte at *ECX to BL
+    # . if (EBX == ':') break
+    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/EBX    .           .             .           .           .               0x3a/imm32/colon  # compare EBX
+    74/jump-if-equal  $num-bytes:end/disp8
+$num-bytes:check-for-segment-header:
+    # if (slice-equal?(word-slice, "==")) break
+    # . push result
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . EAX = slice-equal?(word-slice, "==")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "=="/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) break
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    # . restore result now that ZF is set
+    58/pop-into-EAX
+    75/jump-if-not-equal  $num-bytes:end/disp8
+$num-bytes:loop-body:
+    # result += compute-width-of-slice(word-slice)
+    # . copy result to EDX
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to EDX
+    # . EAX = compute-width-of-slice(word-slice)
+    # . . push args
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call compute-width-of-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . EAX += result
+    01/add                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # add EDX to EAX
+    e9/jump  $num-bytes:loop/disp32
 $num-bytes:end:
     # . reclaim locals
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
     # . restore registers
+    5b/pop-into-EBX
+    5a/pop-into-EDX
+    59/pop-into-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-handles-empty-string:
+    # if a line starts with '#', return 0
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # no contents in input
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-handles-empty-string"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-ignores-comments:
+    # if a line starts with '#', return 0
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "# abcd")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "# abcd"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-ignores-comments"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-ignores-labels:
+    # if the first word ends with ':', return 0
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "ab: # cd")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "ab: # cd"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-ignores-labels"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-ignores-segment-headers:
+    # if the first word is '==', return 0
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "== ab cd")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "== ab cd"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-ignores-segment-headers"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-counts-words-by-default:
+    # without metadata, count words
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "ab cd ef")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "ab cd ef"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 3, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-counts-words-by-default"/imm32
+    68/push  3/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-ignores-trailing-comment:
+    # trailing comments appropriately ignored
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "ab cd # ef")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "ab cd # ef"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 2, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-ignores-trailing-comment"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+test-num-bytes-handles-imm32:
+    # if a word has the /imm32 metadata, count it as 4 bytes
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . clear-stream(_test-output-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-output-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # initialize input
+    # . write(_test-input-stream, "ab cd/imm32 ef")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "ab cd/imm32 ef"/imm32
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # EAX = num-bytes(_test-input-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  num-bytes/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX, 6, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-num-bytes-handles-imm32"/imm32
+    68/push  6/imm32/true
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     # . epilog
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
     5d/pop-to-EBP