Its important so that no one person has to much power
What matters to Amadou is the number of cacao pods he and his younger brother, Seydou, can chop down in a day. The boys wanted to make money to help their impoverished family. It helps Amadou to become determined in doing so because the higher they can make, the closer they are to paying off their debt and returning home.
Sod is related to a lodge in the sense that sod can be made into cabins and dwellings.
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I'm pretty sure the answer is fingerprint scanning.