How do you remove small letterings on your fabric shirt without tearing it?

I have a black fabric shirt with its letterings printed wrongly.I tried removing them,but they came out leaving small holes in the shirt. The letters

I have a black fabric shirt with its letterings printed wrongly.I tried removing them,but they came out leaving small holes in the shirt. The letters are small and there's quite a number of them,I don't want to damage the shirt any further because I'm positive that by the end of the day,the shirt will be a piece of black fabric.Any suggestions to make it better?

or:I have a black fabric shirt with its letterings printed wrongly.I tried removing them,but they came out leaving small holes in the shirt. The letters are small and there's quite a number of them,I don't want to damage the shirt any further because I'm positive that by the end of the day,the shirt will be a piece of black fabric.Any suggestions to make it better?

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