diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+fortune_directory = /usr/share/fortune
+
+dat_files = $(wildcard *.dat)
+
+fortune_files = $(patsubst %.dat, %, $(dat_files))
+fortune_files += $(dat_files)
+
+targets = $(patsubst %, $(fortune_directory)/%, $(fortune_files))
+
+$(targets): $(fortune_directory)/%: %
+	install -pm644 $< $@
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: $(targets)
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(wildcard $(targets))