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A gopher tortoise starts its relocation journey from its soon-to-be-demolished home off of County Road 210 to Nokuse Plantation in Walton County. KATHY MILANI/Special

By PAUL R. MAY

There’s an underground society living behind the Publix on County Road 210.

Some of these St. Johns County residents have lived in earthen homes more than 30 feet long, as deep as 15 feet below the surface, and for as long as 80 years. And like many of the county’s long-term residents, they’re probably not big fans of development, either.