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HTML

<section class="container">
    <div class="left-half">
        <article>
             <h1>Left Half</h1>

            <p>Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.</p>
        </article>
    </div>
    <div class="right-half">
        <article>
             <h1>Right Half</h1>

            <p>If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.</p>
        </article>
    </div>
</section>

CSS

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html, body, section, div {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
/* Pen-specific styles */
body { 
  color: #fff;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 150%;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 2px #b6701e;
}

section {
  width: 100%;
}

article {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  padding: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

h1 {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
}

/* Pattern styles */
.left-half {
  background-color: #ff9e2c;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}
.right-half {
  background-color: #b6701e;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}