Source note: Original paired passages about technology designed to collect plastic from the ocean. Passage A: The cleanup vessel moves slowly, but watching plastic lifted from the water still feels like seeing an apology take mechanical form. No machine can repay the ocean, yet this one at least admits the debt and begins to gather the evidence. Passage B: The cleanup technology is impressive, but praise can become a distraction. Plastic enters the sea faster than any vessel can retrieve it, and prevention policies remain weak. A net in the water is hopeful; it is not permission to keep throwing. Which choice provides the strongest comparison of tone across the paired passages?