`` nope , nope , '' dor continued , stepping off the bank and onto a wet rock . i could remain stiff with a few inches between us and our noses practically touching and my back aching or i could go ahead and dance with him . `` it 's true , '' she said , her voice still low . just as tommy was about to vanish down the tunnel to the dressing-rooms , a commotion broke out . but he simply was not strong enough . '' they brand their people with a symbol of the sun . 