The Dionysian Course IX

My next question was about the umlaut ö. As if reflecting, almost as if feeling his way, he formed two very delicate circles, the second slightly smaller than the first. He said and wrote nothing about it, but just looked down at it thoughtfully. Then, however, he drew a very definite line under the two circles and, just as decisively and, I would say, resolutely, he drew and formulated the third, final circle; with a dot in the middle!