Rudin's proof on Poincare Lemma.

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In his proof, Rudin says that $\gamma$ is "clearly" $C^1$, which I found a bit confusing. Each $F_i$ was $C^1$ as proved, why is it clear that $\gamma$ is also $C^1$? Doesn't it require each $F_i$ to be $C^2$ in order for the partial derivatives to be $C^1$?

The problem is on the bottom of page 279 of Principles of Mathematical Analysis.

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