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If a vector instruction takes a length or an index as an argument then it will be the
first argument.
For example, <code>VLEIF</code> <code>$1,</code> <code>$16,</code> <code>V2</code> will load
the value sixteen into index one of <code>V2</code>.
Care should be taken when using vector instructions to ensure that they are available at
runtime.
To use vector instructions a machine must have both the vector facility (bit 129 in the