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KATHLEEN Craig and Linda Karppe live in what might be called the middle of nowhere. The couple’s family property occupies 50 acres in an area that is closer to Colt Creek State Park than to a grocery store. Their home lies in extreme northwest Polk County, roughly halfway between Lakeland and Dade City and about five miles east of Zephyrhills. To the east of their home is an undeveloped tract of 1,132 acres that appears on satellite photos as a verdant region near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River. Idyllic? Not quite. Linda Karppe says there is no such thing as a quiet or tranquil day at her home of 34 years. ....