No, they were not the originals because if you look at the book versions they do not have the printed In Es Me logo on them.

then.. what, someone learned punching? from what's in that book? The text punched matches exactly..

Or is that some secret "code" to open gates of XYZ?

p.s. it is a rabbit hole :)

From my blog: So, it looks like the cards were examples (perhaps from the training course) drawn from the book.