He ran his hand over the pipe to see if it was hot before grabbing it.

他用手在铁管上迅速地摸一下看它是否太烫，然后才抓住它。

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He grimaced in pain while grabbing the hand knowing immediately it was serious.

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He half-expected more to open up the hand grabbing his neck, holding him down but it never did.

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This could be because e-cigarettes look similar to cigarettes, feel the same in the hand and can be social (think cigarette breaks or grabbing a smoke outside while at a bar with friends).

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