diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index d746f947..c4014d16 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ all:	peasant.dsk peasant_side2.dsk
 
 peasant.dsk:	QBOOT QLOAD VID_LOGO TITLE INTRO \
 	PEASANT1 PEASANT2 PEASANT3 PEASANT4 ENDING TROGDOR \
-	SAVE1 SAVE2 SAVE3 MUSIC INVENTORY
+	SAVE1 SAVE2 SAVE3 MUSIC INVENTORY DIALOG_PEASANT2.LZSA
 	cp $(EMPTY_DISK)/empty.dsk peasant.dsk
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  0  0 QBOOT      0   1
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  0  2 QBOOT      1   1
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ peasant.dsk:	QBOOT QLOAD VID_LOGO TITLE INTRO \
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  4  0 VID_LOGO   0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  6  0 TITLE      0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  9  0 INTRO      0   0
+	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  13 0 DIALOG_PEASANT2.LZSA  0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  14 0 INVENTORY  0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  15 0 PEASANT1	  0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  20 0 PEASANT2	  0   0
diff --git a/games/peasant/new_game.s b/games/peasant/new_game.s
index 23992c73..93e33bab 100644
--- a/games/peasant/new_game.s
+++ b/games/peasant/new_game.s
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ start_new_game:
         lda     LCBANK1
         lda     LCBANK1
 
+	; load dialog to $20
+
+        lda     #LOAD_DIALOG2
+        sta     WHICH_LOAD
+
+        jsr     load_file
+
+	; decompress to $E000
+
+	lda	#$00
+	sta	getsrc_smc+1
+        lda	#$20
+        sta     getsrc_smc+2
+
+        lda     #$E0
+
+        jsr     decompress_lzsa2_fast
+
+
+
 	; start in PEASANT2 file
 
 	lda	#LOAD_PEASANT2
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant2.s b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
index b5c4a221..35f4f8ea 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
@@ -244,4 +244,5 @@ map_priority_hi:
 
 
 
-
+;peasant2_text_lzsa:
+;.incbin "DIALOG_PEASANT2.LZSA"
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.s b/games/peasant/qload.s
index 1440d2bb..cc17c7aa 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.s
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ which_disk_array:
 	.byte 1,1,1,2		; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO. COPY_CHECK
 	.byte 1,1,1,1		; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte 2,2,1,2		; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte 2,1,1,1		; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
+	.byte 2,1,1,1		; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY, DIALOG2
 	.byte 1			;
 	.byte 1,1,1,1,1		; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte $f		; disk detect
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ load_address_array:
 	.byte $60,$60,$60,$60	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte $60,$60,$60,$60	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte $60,$60,$D0,$60	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte $60,$D0,$40,$40	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
+	.byte $60,$D0,$20,$40	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY, DIALOG2
 	.byte $08		;
 	.byte $BC,$BC,$BC,$0A	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte $0A		;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ track_array:
         .byte  4, 6, 9,1	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte 15,20,25,30	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte 19,24, 3,29	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  3,14,28,30	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
+	.byte  3,14,13,30	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY, DIALOG2
 	.byte  0		;
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0, 0	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte  0		; disk detect
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sector_array:
         .byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  0, 0, 0, 1	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
+	.byte  0, 0, 0, 1	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY, DIALOG2
 	.byte  6		;
 	.byte 11,12,13,14,15	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte  0		; disk detect
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ length_array:
         .byte  32, 50, 60, 20	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte  80, 88, 88, 80	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte  80, 80, 16, 80	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  16, 16, 27, 78	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
+	.byte  16, 16, 16, 78	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY, DIALOG2
 	.byte   3		;
 	.byte   1,1,1,1,1	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte   1		; disk detect
diff --git a/games/peasant/zp.inc b/games/peasant/zp.inc
index b47e3420..0fddecfc 100644
--- a/games/peasant/zp.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/zp.inc
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ LOAD_MUSIC	= 10
 LOAD_CLIFF	= 11
 LOAD_GAME_OVER	= 12
 LOAD_INVENTORY	= 13
+LOAD_DIALOG2	= 14
 
 LOAD_SAVE1	= 17
 LOAD_SAVE2	= 18