🚀 go-pugleaf

I produce a tiny newsletter using TeX (2.93) and I use to set my pages in 3 or 
2 columns. I use simple \vsplit and \vtop methods for accomplishing that. I have 
done a few experiments with \parshape ... ...  but I think it's a bit awkward
for my purposes. I now want to set a part of a page like this, with a figure
in the center of two columns, perhaps with \vrule (where I've put the |'s) in between.
How am I supposed to do?  Must I necessary split both columns in two 
paragraphs with no \parskip or \parindent and then use \hangindent and 
\hangafter? Or can I use \parshape in a smart way? Or is it any other 
intricate way to do it? 

                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaa     the     bbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaa   figure    bbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaa     is      bbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaa    put      bbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaa    here     bbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb


How am I supposed to do?  Must I necessary split both columns in two 
paragraphs with no \parskip or \parindent and then use \hangindent and 
\hangafter? 

It's not so funny to split it like this

                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
                   bbbbbbbb     the     dddddddd
                   bbbbbbbb   figure    dddddddd
                   bbbbbbbb     is      dddddddd
                   bbbbbbbb     put     dddddddd
                   bbbbbbbb    here     dddddddd
                   bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd
                   bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd
                   bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd

Or can I use \parshape in a smart way? Or is it any other 
intricate way to do it? 

and if it's easy :-) Can I use figures of different shapes? Circles?

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