Is my use of the semicolon correct in this sentence?
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"I stared at myself in the rearview mirror and saw but a carcass; a layer of flesh concealing rotten insides."
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"I stared at myself in the rearview mirror and saw but a carcass; a layer of flesh concealing rotten insides."
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"I stared at myself in the rearview mirror and saw but a carcass; a layer of flesh concealing rotten insides."
Thanks in advance!
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"I stared at myself in the rearview mirror and saw but a carcass; a layer of flesh concealing rotten insides."
Thanks in advance!
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