Complex sentence: In 1972, Redmond and Blutarch are brought together through letters they believed were sent by the other; both having cheated death for many years realize their folly and propose a truce to create a machine that will make one of them pregnant and produce an heir.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1972, Redmond and Blutarch are brought together through letters they believed were sent by the other. Both, having cheated death for many years, realize their folly and propose a truce to create a machine that will make one of them pregnant and produce an heir.