A thin piece of thermal conductor of constant thermal conductivity insulated on the lateral sides connects two reservoirs which are maintained at temperatures $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ as shown in the figure alongside. Assuming that the system is in steady state, which of the following plots best represents the dependence of the rate of change of entropy on the ratio of $T_{1} / T_{2}$ ?
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