As the novel unfolds, many different characters and plotlines intertwine. Subplots may also intertwine with the main plot at some point in a story. But time will come and both will intertwine into one shimmering eternity'. The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The leeches intertwine and grasp each other with their suckers. Sometimes they intertwine and squeeze so tightly that their scales stand out from the pressure. They intertwine facing their bellies together and begin to copulate for 40 seconds. It's the story of two brothers (Ajinkya and Veer), whose lives are destined to intertwine. Hilo&colon; twist, double helix, intertwine. The branches tend to intertwine and form a dense mat. The two stories occur in a shared geography and intertwine. The book focuses on three principal characters whose stories intertwine. Gaddis intended his complex novel, full of characters whose lives intertwine, to be challenging. Three categories are presented for convenience, though the subjects intertwine and overlap. In the story, reality and fiction intertwine through a story within a story.