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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{mwe}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[3]
\noindent
  \begin{minipage}[c]{0.5\linewidth}
\lipsum[2]
  \end{minipage}\hfill
  \begin{minipage}[c]{0.5\linewidth}\centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{example-image-b}
    \captionof{figure}{A wonderful picture}
  \end{minipage}
\lipsum[4]
\end{document}