diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a5cd623..1bb0079 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ TODO
 *   number ifs and repeats
 *   `repeat jmp`
 *   Addressing modes; rename instructions to match
+*   no two routines with same name
 
 Tests
 -----
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ Tests
 A program may reserve and assign.
 
     | reserve word score
-    | assign word screen 4000
+    | assign word screen 1024
     | routine main {
     |    lda screen
     |    tax
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ All locations used in all routines must be declared first.
 Even in inner blocks.
 
     | reserve word score
-    | assign word screen 4000
+    | assign word screen 1024
     | routine main {
     |    lda score
     |    cmp screen
@@ -335,8 +336,9 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     -> shell command "bin/sixtypical emit %(test-file)"
 
     | reserve word score
-    | assign word screen 4000
+    | assign word screen 1024
     | routine main {
+    |    lda #4
     |    lda screen
     |    inc screen
     |    tax
@@ -368,8 +370,9 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     = .byte $10, $08, $c9, $07, $9e, $32, $30, $36, $31, $00, $00, $00
     =   jmp main
     = score: .word 0
-    = .alias screen 4000
+    = .alias screen 1024
     = main:
+    =   lda #4
     =   lda screen
     =   inc screen
     =   tax
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     =   sed
     =   rts
 
-    | assign word screen 4000
+    | assign word screen 1024
     | routine main {
     |    lda screen
     |    cmp screen
@@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     = .org $0801
     = .byte $10, $08, $c9, $07, $9e, $32, $30, $36, $31, $00, $00, $00
     =   jmp main
-    = .alias screen 4000
+    = .alias screen 1024
     = main:
     =   lda screen
     =   cmp screen
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     =   sta screen
     =   rts
 
-    | assign byte screen 4000
+    | assign byte screen 1024
     | reserve byte zero
     | routine main {
     |    ldy zero
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ No duplicate declarations.
     = .org $0801
     = .byte $10, $08, $c9, $07, $9e, $32, $30, $36, $31, $00, $00, $00
     =   jmp main
-    = .alias screen 4000
+    = .alias screen 1024
     = zero: .byte 0
     = main:
     =   ldy zero
diff --git a/src/SixtyPical/Parser.hs b/src/SixtyPical/Parser.hs
index da5713b..1eba2fa 100644
--- a/src/SixtyPical/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/SixtyPical/Parser.hs
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ block = do
     spaces
     return cs
 
+--command = (try lda_imm) <|> (try lda) <|>
+
 command :: Parser Instruction
-command = (try lda) <|> (try ldx) <|> (try ldy) <|>
+command = (try lda) <|>
+          (try ldx) <|> (try ldy) <|>
           (try sta) <|> (try stx) <|> (try sty) <|>
           (try txa) <|> (try tax) <|> (try tya) <|> (try tay) <|>
           (try cmp) <|> (try cpx) <|> (try cpy) <|>
@@ -182,12 +185,23 @@ cpy = do
     l <- locationName
     return (CMP Y (NamedLocation l))
 
+immediate :: (DataValue -> Instruction) -> Parser Instruction
+immediate f = do
+    string "#"
+    v <- data_value
+    return $ f v
+
+absolute :: (LocationName -> Instruction) -> Parser Instruction
+absolute f = do
+    l <- locationName
+    return $ f l
+
 lda :: Parser Instruction
 lda = do
     string "lda"
     spaces
-    l <- locationName
-    return (COPY (NamedLocation l) A)
+    (try $ immediate (\v -> LOADIMM A v) <|>
+     absolute (\l -> COPY (NamedLocation l) A))
 
 ldx :: Parser Instruction
 ldx = do
@@ -298,6 +312,12 @@ address = do
     spaces
     return (read digits :: Address)
 
+data_value :: Parser DataValue
+data_value = do
+    digits <- many digit
+    spaces
+    return (read digits :: DataValue)
+
 -- -- -- driver -- -- --
 
 parseProgram = parse toplevel ""