His arms clawed at the water, searching the walls of the hollow for something to grab onto.
One light remained lit, and then the patrolman saw an arm clothed in a blue suit reach out and claw at the switch.
When he strangled, quite involuntarily his arms and legs clawed the water and drove him up to the surface and into the clear sight of the stars.
Their feet were encased in boots, but their arms ended in genuine hands, albeit fur-covered and clawed; and they wore knee-length mail-shirts, criscrossed by weapons belts.
As Gorman clawed for his side arm, thunder pealed from the Executioner's big .44.
The man was reeling, arms clawing the air, choking as he tried to shout.
A spindly arm clawed at the hatchet, raised it high, while from the tangle of bones came a croaking voice chanting the great spell.
They were covered with fur, and their arms and legs ended in heavily clawed paws.