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In Euclidean geometry they cannot.

In other geometries they can meet at various points, depending on the configuration of the space.

In projective geometry, for example, they meet at the "point at infinity".

In physics, though, parallel rays (of light, for example), can be made to meet at the focus of a lens or mirror.

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