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If the wires were side by side the crosstalk (as Hellaphunt said) would get out of hand. By twisting them, the + and – sides of the wire balance each other out and crosstalk is reduced, EM interference has less impact, etc. Cat3 is normally untwisted or has very few twists, Cat5 and higher has more twists.
