diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+include *.gz
+include .travis.yml
+include LICENSE
+recursive-include docs *.png
+recursive-include docs *.py
+recursive-include docs *.rst
+recursive-include docs Makefile
+recursive-include tests *.py