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Peter_SpaethI think the misunderstanding here is that Jeff asked you a much more specific question, not whether, using your definition, you had "altered" any cards. He asked whether you had done anything OTHER ThAN PUT THE CARDS IN THE SCREWDOWN, to which you answered, No, nothing else was done.
So I think it was a matter of miscommunication.
EDITED TO ADD Here is Jeff's exact question: "Charlie, I think all that Mark (and I) are asking is: has anything been done to the cards other than cracking them out and pressing them in a screwdown? Has any effort been made to remove marks? Anything else? That's all."