diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- a/MANIFEST.in
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-recursive-include docs/man *
-recursive-include deluge *
-recursive-include win32 *
-
-recursive-exclude deluge *.egg-link
-exclude deluge/ui/web/gen_gettext.py
-exclude deluge/ui/web/css/*-debug.css
-exclude deluge/ui/web/js/build.sh
-exclude deluge/ui/web/js/Deluge*.js
-exclude deluge/ui/web/js/*-debug.js
-prune deluge/ui/web/docs
-prune deluge/scripts