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The Globe and Mail, Sinclair Stewart, 10 Dec 2005Toronto � A large, bronzed water gun, fastened to a plinth and inscribed with a warm dedication, sits on the floor beside Robert Pitfield's desk. It's an odd decorative touch for a banker, but not quite incongruous, considering the other bizarre bric-a-brac in the room: a small stuffed Big Bird; a Caddyshack-style outsized golf bag; a cricket bat,