Here is another variation on contrasting clauses.
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My life was over; my life had just begun.
Again this snippet uses the semicolon to pair two sides of the same coin.
It was dark; it was light.
It was the best of times; it was a living nightmare.
I wanted to laugh; I wanted to cry.
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