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diff --git a/subx/examples/ex5.subx b/subx/examples/ex5.subx
index 136c177b..5028568c 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex5.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex5.subx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## read a character from stdin, save it to a local on the stack, write it to stdout
+# Read a character from stdin, save it to a local on the stack, write it to stdout.
 #
 # To run (from the subx directory):
 #   $ subx translate examples/ex5.subx -o examples/ex5
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@
     81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # subtract from ESP
 
     # syscall(read, stdin, x, 1)
-    # fd = 0 (stdin)
+    # . fd = 0 (stdin)
     bb/copy-to-EBX  0/imm32
-    # initialize x (location to write result to)
+    # . data = x (location to write result to)
     8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    4/base/ESP  4/index/none              1/r32/ECX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ESP+4 to ECX
-    # size = 1 character
+    # . size = 1 character
     ba/copy-to-EDX  1/imm32
-    # syscall
+    # . syscall
     b8/copy-to-EAX  3/imm32/read
     cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
     # syscall(write, stdout, x, 1)
-    # fd = 1 (stdout)
+    # . fd = 1 (stdout)
     bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
-    # initialize x (location to read from)
+    # . data = x (location to read from)
     8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    4/base/ESP  4/index/none              1/r32/ECX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ESP+4 to ECX
-    # size = 1 character
+    # . size = 1 character
     ba/copy-to-EDX  1/imm32
-    # syscall
+    # . syscall
     b8/copy-to-EAX  4/imm32/write
     cd/syscall  0x80/imm8