diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index 36c66a37..8f4acf0e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ qload.inc:	generate_common QLOAD
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s hgr_put_char_cursor qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s vgi_simple_rectangle qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s peasant_text qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s save_menu qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s load_menu qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s location_names_l qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s location_names_h qload.lst >> qload.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s wait_until_keypress qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	echo "hposn_high = \$$BA00" >> qload.inc
 	echo "hposn_low = \$$BB00" >> qload.inc
 	echo "driveoff = \$$A22" >> qload.inc
@@ -388,6 +393,18 @@ save3.o:	save3.s
 
 ###
 
+PARSE_INPUT.LZSA:	parse_input
+	$(LZSA) -r -f2 parse_input PARSE_INPUT.LZSA
+
+parse_input:	parse_input.o
+	ld65 -o parse_input parse_input.o -C ../../linker_scripts/apple2_d000.inc
+
+parse_input.o:	parse_input.s tokens.inc
+	ca65 -o parse_input.o parse_input.s -l parse_input.lst
+
+
+###
+
 DIALOG_PEASANT1.LZSA:	dialog_peasant1
 	$(LZSA) -r -f2 dialog_peasant1 DIALOG_PEASANT1.LZSA
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/NOTES b/games/peasant/NOTES
index d2eac91f..bbeb10e8 100644
--- a/games/peasant/NOTES
+++ b/games/peasant/NOTES
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Inventory:
 	3CEE - 4a5f	= D71 = 3441 bytes
 Common parser:
 	4ac - 11af	= D03	3331 bytes
-
+	4c2 - 156e	= 10ac  4268 bytes
 
 
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ peasant2	18302
 		17122 -- add all verbs in (+), optimize text box drawing (-)
 		17918 -- text parsing nearing completion
 		18208 -- mountain pass parsing working
+		18780 -- most dialog hooked up
 
 partial save, can we fit in 4k?
 	102 lines			; inventory was 115?
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ $02	Disk Lookup
 $03	Disk Lookup, IRQ vectors
 $04-$07 Text/GR page 1 (priority map)
 $08-$0B Text/GR page 2.  $08=boot, $09-$0A = qboot stage2
-$0B-$1F QLOAD disk routines and HGR drawing routines
+$0B-$1F QLOAD disk routines and HGR drawing routines (5120 bytes)
 $20-$3F HGR Page 1
 $40-$5f HGR Page 2
 $60-$AF Programs	(roughly 22k available?) (we max at 20k on disk)
diff --git a/games/peasant/cliff.s b/games/peasant/cliff.s
index 4c841a71..d1af9142 100644
--- a/games/peasant/cliff.s
+++ b/games/peasant/cliff.s
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ game_over:
 	rts
 
 
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+
 
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ game_over:
 .include "wait_a_bit.s"
 
 .include "version.inc"
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+
 
 
 ; Moved to qload
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
 ;.include "clear_bottom.s"
 ;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
-
-
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 
 .include "graphics_cliff/cliff_graphics.inc"
diff --git a/games/peasant/ending.s b/games/peasant/ending.s
index 4735c47a..d93e7227 100644
--- a/games/peasant/ending.s
+++ b/games/peasant/ending.s
@@ -538,9 +538,10 @@ game_over:
 	jmp	boat
 
 
-;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
+; moved to qload
+
+;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 ;.include "hgr_font.s"
 ;.include "draw_box.s"
 ;.include "hgr_rectangle.s"
@@ -549,10 +550,12 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "hgr_input.s"
 ;.include "hgr_tables.s"
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
 
 .include "hgr_2x14_sprite_mask.s"
 .include "hgr_sprite.s"
-;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
+
 
 .include "score.s"
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/game_over.s b/games/peasant/game_over.s
index eeedb75c..8288892e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/game_over.s
+++ b/games/peasant/game_over.s
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ done_beep:
 .include "hgr_sprite.s"
 .include "speaker_beeps.s"
 
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 .include "score.s"
 
 .include "wait.s"
 .include "wait_a_bit.s"
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
 .include "graphics_over/game_over_graphics.inc"
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/intro.s b/games/peasant/intro.s
index 10f8921e..7d6a056e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/intro.s
+++ b/games/peasant/intro.s
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ mockingboard_notfound2:
 .include "new_game.s"
 
 
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 .include "intro_cottage.s"
 .include "intro_lake_w.s"
diff --git a/games/peasant/parse_input.s b/games/peasant/parse_input.s
index b3b458e2..f21a6544 100644
--- a/games/peasant/parse_input.s
+++ b/games/peasant/parse_input.s
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+;.include "zp.inc"
+;.include "hardware.inc"
+;.include "qload.inc"
+
+;.include "version.inc"
+;.include "inventory.inc"
+
 .include "tokens.inc"
 
+
 	;==========================
 	; parse input
 	;==========================
@@ -545,13 +553,6 @@ restore_parse_message:
 
 	jsr	hgr_partial_restore
 
-;	lda     last_bg_l
-;	sta     getsrc_smc+1
-;	lda     last_bg_h
-;	sta     getsrc_smc+2
-;	lda     #$40
-;	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
-
 
 done_parse_message:
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant1.s b/games/peasant/peasant1.s
index 9a62ac11..81a8fc6a 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant1.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant1.s
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ game_over:
 	rts
 
 
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+
+;.include "inventory.s"
 
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ game_over:
 
 .include "parse_input.s"
 
-;.include "inventory.s"
+
 
 .include "score.s"
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ game_over:
 .include "wait_a_bit.s"
 
 .include "version.inc"
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+
 
 
 ; Moved to qload
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
 ;.include "clear_bottom.s"
 ;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
 ;.include "text/peasant1.inc"
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant2.s b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
index d7481d1a..242cc0a7 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ to_left:
 	rts
 
 
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
-
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
 .include "gr_copy.s"
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ to_left:
 
 ;.include "inventory.s"
 
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+
 
 
 ; moved to QLOAD
@@ -230,6 +228,8 @@ to_left:
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
 ;.include "clear_bottom.s"
 ;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
 
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant3.s b/games/peasant/peasant3.s
index 674d3cfd..df4cbfd9 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant3.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant3.s
@@ -140,11 +140,12 @@ game_over:
 	rts
 
 
-;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+
 
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
+; Moved to qload
+;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 ;.include "hgr_font.s"
 ;.include "draw_box.s"
 ;.include "hgr_rectangle.s"
@@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
 ;.include "clear_bottom.s"
 ;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 .include "gr_copy.s"
 
@@ -174,22 +177,7 @@ game_over:
 .include "wait_a_bit.s"
 
 .include "version.inc"
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
-;help_message:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"I don't understand. Type",13
-;.byte	     "HELP for assistances.",0
-
-;fake_error1:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"?SYNTAX ERROR IN 1020",13
-;.byte	     "]",127,0
-
-;fake_error2:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"?UNDEF'D STATEMENT ERROR",13
-;.byte	     "]",127,0
 
 
 .include "graphics_peasantry/graphics_peasant3.inc"
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant4.s b/games/peasant/peasant4.s
index 7b65a663..4f5dfe25 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant4.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant4.s
@@ -147,11 +147,13 @@ game_over:
 
 
 
-;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+
 
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
+; moved to qload
+
+;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 ;.include "hgr_font.s"
 ;.include "draw_box.s"
 ;.include "hgr_rectangle.s"
@@ -163,6 +165,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "hgr_text_box.s"
 ;.include "clear_bottom.s"
 ;.include "hgr_hgr2.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
 .include "gr_copy.s"
 
@@ -185,22 +189,8 @@ game_over:
 .include "graphics_peasantry/priority_peasant4.inc"
 
 .include "version.inc"
-.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 
-;help_message:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"I don't understand. Type",13
-;.byte	     "HELP for assistances.",0
 
-;fake_error1:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"?SYNTAX ERROR IN 1020",13
-;.byte	     "]",127,0
-
-;fake_error2:
-;.byte   0,43,24, 0,253,82
-;.byte   8,41,"?UNDEF'D STATEMENT ERROR",13
-;.byte	     "]",127,0
 
 
 map_backgrounds_low:
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.inc b/games/peasant/qload.inc
index d2aead95..a89453a0 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ invert_smc1	=$0f61
 disp_put_string_cursor	=$1696
 hgr_put_char_cursor	=$0f15
 vgi_simple_rectangle	=$12ec
-peasant_text	=$17a5
+peasant_text	=$1d0f
+save_menu	=$17b0
+load_menu	=$17a5
+location_names_l	=$1adc
+location_names_h	=$1af9
+wait_until_keypress	=$1d06
 hposn_high = $BA00
 hposn_low = $BB00
 driveoff = $A22
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.s b/games/peasant/qload.s
index cc17c7aa..68628e6b 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.s
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ length_array:
 .include "clear_bottom.s"
 .include "hgr_hgr2.s"		; this one is maybe only needed once?
 .include "gr_offsets.s"
+.include "loadsave_menu.s"
+.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 peasant_text:
 	.byte 25,2,"Peasant's Quest",0
diff --git a/games/peasant/title.s b/games/peasant/title.s
index 29d3ba1e..1d64f362 100644
--- a/games/peasant/title.s
+++ b/games/peasant/title.s
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ duet_finished:
 
 
 ;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 .include "directions.s"
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/trogdor.s b/games/peasant/trogdor.s
index 4233ff78..119460e0 100644
--- a/games/peasant/trogdor.s
+++ b/games/peasant/trogdor.s
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ game_over:
 
 
 ;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
-.include "wait_keypress.s"
+;.include "wait_keypress.s"