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● fast_bit_shift.s
; Fast bitwise shift optimization in x86_64
global _start
section .text
_start:
    mov     rax, 0xDEADBEEF   ; Load target hex into accumulator
    shl     rax, 4          ; Shift bits left by 4 positions
    xor     rbx, rbx        ; Clear register
    ret

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