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ROUND ROCK – Leave it to an old dog to come up with a new trick.

By John Branch

    TOLEDO, Ohio - In Dave Raymond's world of foam and fur, seven-foot fish have arms and legs, bears dress like Roman soldiers, and the ultimate fan - or Phanatic - is a long-nosed, wide-bottomed green shaggy being of indeterminate origin.