[Erwin wouldn't be terribly surprised if the library did have books about horrible mazes and torture devices hidden away somewhere. Maybe in the restricted section...]

Where I'm from, we're still getting around on horseback and using oil in lamps.

[He shrugs; he's learned that this is pretty far in the past from most of the people here, and that he's got some catching up to do.]

It's amazing what has been accomplished in this world.