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Elementary proof of the uniqueness of smooth structures on $\mathbb{R}$

Is there any 'elementary' proof of the uniqueness of smooth structures on $\mathbb{R}$? By elementary, I mean that the proof does not use any sophisticated topological machinery. In particular, I'm looking for a proof that only assumes undergraduate real analysis of one variable.

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