Two identical cylindrical metal rods, each of length \(L\), cross-sectional area \(A\), and thermal conductivity \(k\), connect two thermal reservoirs held at constant temperatures \(T_H\) and \(T_C\), where \(T_H > T_C\). In the parallel configuration, the two rods connect the reservoirs side-by-side; in the series configuration, the two rods are connected end-to-end to form a continuous conductor of length \(2L\) between the reservoirs. Which of the following correctly pairs the ratio of the total rate of heat conduction in parallel to that in series, \(H_{\text{parallel}} / H_{\text{series}}\), with the ratio of the magnitude of the temperature gradient in a rod in parallel to that in series, \(|\Delta T / \Delta x|_{\text{parallel}} / |\Delta T / \Delta x|_{\text{series}}\) at steady state?