>>2082805>>2084418Got 99.999% of it.
Selected all black.
Reduced selection by 2 pixels. The eliminated the dots.
Expanded selection by 2 pixels. Once something has been entirely eliminated from a selection, it doesn't come back.
Inverted selection and flood-filled with white.
Removed mask.
Slight Gaussian blur.
Superimposed several copies set on "multiply" to restore the edges lost to blur.