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@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ sources.
 
 For normal client usage, this is sufficient:
 
-`sudo gem install google-api-client`
+sudo gem install google-api-client
 
 The command line interface, the example applications, and the test suite
 require additional dependencies. These may be obtained with:
 
-`sudo gem install google-api-client --development --force --no-rdoc --no-ri`
+sudo gem install google-api-client --development --force --no-rdoc --no-ri