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Unfortunately, though the story was published in full, a paragraph from a previously published story found its way to the end of the piece, spoiling the ending somewhat.  \nHub would like to unreservedly apologise to Christopher for this oversight, and to all our readers. The online issue will be amended shortly, to reflect the correct wording. In addition, the story is reprinted in full in this issue.  \nAbout Hub  \nEvery week we will be publishing a piece of short fiction, along with at least one review (book, DVD, film, audio, or TV series) and we’ll also have the occasional feature, too. We can afford to do this largely due to the generosity of the people over at Orbit, who have sponsored this electronic version of the magazine, and partly by the generosity displayed by your good selves. If you like what you read here, please [consider making a donation over at](consider making a donation over at www.hub-mag.co.uk)[ ](consider making a donation over at www.hub-mag.co.uk)[www.hub-mag.co.uk](consider making a donation over at www.hub-mag.co.uk).  \nTen Thousand Spaceships  \nby Paul E Martens  \nThere were ten thousand one hundred thirty eight spaceships scattered around the world, as if sown by some alien Appleseed. They seemed to sprout from back yards, front yards and driveways. They appeared on streets and on rooftops, next to huts and yurts and shanties. In the first few hours after they materialized, one thousand five hundred ninety seven of them closed their doors on curious visitors and took off, their destination, or destinations, unknown. Another two thousand six hundred five had visitors but neither closed their doors nor took off. The other five thousand nine hundred thirty six attracted stares, inspired by fear or awe, but no one was brave enough, or foolish enough, to enter them. The Authorities took charge of the ships and soon concluded that they awaited  \nspecific passengers and would blast off only when the one or ones for whom they waited entered. And, it was determined, they would fail to budge in any way if there was anyone extra aboard.  \nFor instance, the ship in the driveway of441B Ludwigstrasse in Heidelberg did not take off when Helmut Schneider climbed in by himself, but when his son, Peter, joined him, Bang! Zoom! off they went, leaving Helmut’s wife, Gretel, all alone. Gretel made her way to a bar, got drunk, went home with a stranger, found herself pregnant and claimed the baby was an alien. She sold the story to the tabloids and earned enough money to start a business making hats. 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His ticket to the planets, the stars, the universe.  \nOf course the men and women from the FBI, or the Army, or Homeland Security or wherever, didn’t see it as actually belonging to Gerry.  \n“Look,” Gerry said to","cbCaijWHJ33j1l0I","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijWHJ33j1l0I","pdf",228884,15,"English","# Issue 19 Contents\n## Fiction\n## Reviews\n## Apologies\n## About Hub\n## Ten Thousand Spaceships","[{\"question\":\"What apology is included in Hub Issue 19?\",\"answer\":\"The editors apologize because an earlier issue’s story included an incorrect paragraph at the end, spoiling the ending. 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