diff --git a/games/peasant/dialog_peasant2.s b/games/peasant/dialog_peasant2.s
index f5318509..e5299059 100644
--- a/games/peasant/dialog_peasant2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/dialog_peasant2.s
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-.include "text/peasant2.inc"
+;.include "text/peasant2.inc"
+.include "text/lookup.inc"
+.include "text/peasant2.inc.lookup"
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/Makefile b/games/peasant/text/Makefile
index 48400488..c87b2b09 100644
--- a/games/peasant/text/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/text/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -g
 
-all:	dump_text
+all:	dump_text shrink_text peasant2.inc.lookup
+
+###
+
+peasant2.inc.lookup:	peasant2.inc shrink_text
+	./shrink_text < peasant2.inc > peasant2.inc.lookup
+
 
 ###
 
@@ -13,8 +19,16 @@ dump_text.o:	dump_text.c
 
 ###
 
+shrink_text:	shrink_text.o
+	$(CC) -o shrink_text shrink_text.o $(LFLAGS)
+
+shrink_text.o:	shrink_text.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c shrink_text.c
+
+###
+
 clean:	
-	rm -f *.o dump_text
+	rm -f *.o dump_text shrink_text *.lookup
 
 
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/NOTES b/games/peasant/text/NOTES
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..811e55b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/text/NOTES
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+		orig	lzsa	word	wordlzsa
+		====	====	====	====
+cliff		2836	1801
+inn		3815	2251
+inside		7213	4111
+peasant1	7465	4234
+peasant2	7439	4269	5807	4055
+peasant3	6229	3599
+peasant4	6819	3947
+
+not peasant1/peasant4 has some of the kerrek text commented out
+so it would fit
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/lookup.inc b/games/peasant/text/lookup.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9754c28f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/text/lookup.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+DIALOG_ALREADY		= $80
+DIALOG_COTTAGE		= $81
+DIALOG_PEASANT		= $82
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_THERES	= $83
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_TROGDOR	= $84
+
+DIALOG_LITTLE		= $85
+DIALOG_YOURE		= $86
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_YOURE	= $87
+
+DIALOG_ABOUT		= $88
+DIALOG_CANT		= $89
+DIALOG_DONT		= $8A
+DIALOG_THERE		= $8B
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_THERE	= $8C
+
+DIALOG_BABY		= $8D
+DIALOG_DEAD		= $8E
+DIALOG_FROM		= $8F
+DIALOG_HAVE		= $90
+DIALOG_HERE		= $91
+DIALOG_INTO		= $92
+DIALOG_ITS		= $93
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_ITS	= $94
+DIALOG_JUST		= $95
+DIALOG_LIKE		= $96
+DIALOG_SAYS		= $97
+DIALOG_SOME		= $98
+DIALOG_THAT		= $99
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_THAT	= $9A
+DIALOG_THIS		= $9B
+DIALOG_WITH		= $9C
+DIALOG_YOUR		= $9D
+
+DIALOG_ALL		= $9E
+DIALOG_AND		= $9F
+DIALOG_ARE		= $A0
+DIALOG_BUT		= $A1
+DIALOG_FOR		= $A2
+DIALOG_GET		= $A3
+DIALOG_GOT		= $A4
+DIALOG_HIM		= $A5
+DIALOG_HIS		= $A6
+DIALOG_NOT		= $A7
+DIALOG_NOW		= $A8
+DIALOG_OLD		= $A9
+DIALOG_ONE		= $AA
+DIALOG_OUT		= $AB
+DIALOG_SEE		= $AC
+DIALOG_THE		= $AD
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_THE	= $AE
+DIALOG_WAS		= $AF
+DIALOG_YOU		= $B0
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_YOU	= $B1
+
+DIALOG_AN		= $B2
+DIALOG_AT		= $B3
+DIALOG_BE		= $B4
+DIALOG_DO		= $B5
+DIALOG_GO		= $B6
+DIALOG_HE		= $B7
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_HE	= $B8
+DIALOG_IN		= $B9
+DIALOG_IS		= $BA
+DIALOG_IT		= $BB
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_IT	= $BC
+DIALOG_MY		= $BD
+DIALOG_NO		= $BE
+DIALOG_CAPITAL_NO	= $BF
+DIALOG_OF		= $C0
+DIALOG_ON		= $C1
+DIALOG_OR		= $C2
+DIALOG_SO		= $C3
+DIALOG_TO		= $C4
+DIALOG_UP		= $C5
+
+;.byte "already","cottage","peasant","There's","Trogdor"
+;.byte "little","you're","You're"
+;.byte "about","can't","don't","there","There"
+;.byte "baby","dead","from","have","here","into","it's","It's"
+;.byte "just","like","says","some","that","That","this","with","your",
+;.byte "all","and","are","but","for","get","got","him","his","not"
+;.byte "now","old","one","out","see","the","The","was","you","You"
+;.byte "an","at","be","do","go","he","He","in","is","it","It"
+;.byte "my","no","No","of","on","or","so","to","up"
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/shrink_text.c b/games/peasant/text/shrink_text.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da6f8889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/text/shrink_text.c
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define NUM_WORDS 70
+
+static char word_list[NUM_WORDS][20]={
+	"already","cottage","peasant","There's","Trogdor",
+	"little","you're","You're",
+	"about","can't","don't","there","There",
+	"baby","dead","from","have","here","into","it's","It's","just","like","says","some","that","That","this","with","your",
+	"all","and","are","but","for","get","got","him","his","not","now","old","one","out","see","the","The","was","you","You",
+	"an","at","be","do","go","he","He","in","is","it","It","my","no","No","of","on","or","so","to","up",
+};
+
+static char replacement_list[NUM_WORDS][32]={
+	"DIALOG_ALREADY",
+	"DIALOG_COTTAGE",
+	"DIALOG_PEASANT",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_THERES",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_TROGDOR",
+
+	"DIALOG_LITTLE",
+	"DIALOG_YOURE",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_YOURE",
+
+	"DIALOG_ABOUT",
+	"DIALOG_CANT",
+	"DIALOG_DONT",
+	"DIALOG_THERE",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_THERE",
+
+	"DIALOG_BABY",
+	"DIALOG_DEAD",
+	"DIALOG_FROM",
+	"DIALOG_HAVE",
+	"DIALOG_HERE",
+	"DIALOG_INTO",
+	"DIALOG_ITS",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_ITS",
+	"DIALOG_JUST",
+	"DIALOG_LIKE",
+	"DIALOG_SAYS",
+	"DIALOG_SOME",
+	"DIALOG_THAT",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_THAT",
+	"DIALOG_THIS",
+	"DIALOG_WITH",
+	"DIALOG_YOUR",
+
+	"DIALOG_ALL",
+	"DIALOG_AND",
+	"DIALOG_ARE",
+	"DIALOG_BUT",
+	"DIALOG_FOR",
+	"DIALOG_GET",
+	"DIALOG_GOT",
+	"DIALOG_HIM",
+	"DIALOG_HIS",
+	"DIALOG_NOT",
+	"DIALOG_NOW",
+	"DIALOG_OLD",
+	"DIALOG_ONE",
+	"DIALOG_OUT",
+	"DIALOG_SEE",
+	"DIALOG_THE",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_THE",
+	"DIALOG_WAS",
+	"DIALOG_YOU",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_YOU",
+
+	"DIALOG_AN",
+	"DIALOG_AT",
+	"DIALOG_BE",
+	"DIALOG_DO",
+	"DIALOG_GO",
+	"DIALOG_HE",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_HE",
+	"DIALOG_IN",
+	"DIALOG_IS",
+	"DIALOG_IT",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_IT",
+	"DIALOG_MY",
+	"DIALOG_NO",
+	"DIALOG_CAPITAL_NO",
+	"DIALOG_OF",
+	"DIALOG_ON",
+	"DIALOG_OR",
+	"DIALOG_SO",
+	"DIALOG_TO",
+	"DIALOG_UP",
+
+};
+
+
+static int char_count=0,orig_count=0;
+
+void parse_line(char *string) {
+	int len;
+	int i,j;
+	int in_string=0;
+	int in_quote=0;
+	int dotfound=0,bfound=0,yfound=0,tfound=0,efound=0;
+
+	len=strlen(string);
+
+	for(i=0;i<len;i++) {
+
+		if ((!in_string) && (!in_quote)) {
+			if (string[i]=='.') dotfound=1;
+			else if ((dotfound)&&(string[i]=='b')) bfound=1;
+			else if ((bfound)&&(string[i]=='y')) yfound=1;
+			else if ((yfound)&&(string[i]=='t')) tfound=1;
+			else if ((tfound)&&(string[i]=='e')) efound=1;
+			else {
+				dotfound=0;
+				bfound=0;
+				yfound=0;
+				tfound=0;
+				efound=0;
+			}
+
+			if (efound) {
+				in_string=1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (in_string) {
+			if (!in_quote) {
+				if (string[i]=='\"') {
+					in_quote=1;
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				/* in quote */
+				if (string[i]=='\"') {
+					in_quote=0;
+				}
+				else {
+					orig_count++;
+					char_count++;
+				}
+			}
+
+			for(j=0;j<NUM_WORDS;j++) {
+				if (!strncmp(&string[i],word_list[j],
+					strlen(word_list[j]))) {
+
+//					printf("MATCH %s%d %s%d\n",
+//						&string[i],i,word_list[j],j);
+
+					printf("\",%s,\"",replacement_list[j]);
+					orig_count+=strlen(word_list[j]);
+					i+=strlen(word_list[j]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		printf("%c",string[i]);
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+	char string[BUFSIZ];
+	char *result;
+	int length_of_table=0;
+	int i;
+
+	for(i=0;i<NUM_WORDS;i++) {
+		length_of_table+=strlen(word_list[i]);
+	}
+
+	while(1) {
+
+		result=fgets(string,BUFSIZ,stdin);
+		if (result==NULL) break;
+
+		parse_line(string);
+
+	}
+
+	printf("; Done!  rough char count = %d, rough orig count = %d length_of_table = %d\n",
+		char_count, orig_count, length_of_table);
+
+}