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I've never soaked cards, but some years back I restored a program whose pages had stuck together because of moisture exposure. Before attempting to soak the program, I got advice from a document preservation / restoration expert, who suggested using Pellon fabric to put in between the pages after soaking and while drying. Pellon is a white fabric that is fairly rigid and has a bit of a slick feel to it. It's often used to provide structure to portions of garments, such as in a shirt collar. I had mediocre results, mainly because the thin paper stock was difficult to keep intact when pulling apart the pages. However, I mention the Pellon for folks who engage in card soaking as a suggestion. Whether it would be any better than the paper towels, I don't know, but the main advantage I think is that the Pellon would not tend to stick to the card as it was drying. Anyway, hope this is helpful to someone.