gistfile1.rb

start_y = y
bounding_box [0, cursor], :width => margin_box.width / 2 do
  text "Text for the left column"
end
left_end_y = y
y = start_y
bounding_box [margin_box.width / 2, cursor], :width => margin_box.width / 2 do
  text "Text for the right column\nthat is more than one line\nso that the right column is larger"
end
right_end_y = y
y = [left_end_y, right_end_y].min

text "Some text that will be below both columns"