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#' Parse a codebook file with variable and level information.
#'
#' Parses a codebook file where lines starting at column zero (far left) represet
#' variable information (e.g. name, description, type) and indented lines
#' (i.e. lines beginning with white space, either tabs or spaces, etc.) represent factor
#' levels and labels.
#'
#' Note that white space at the beginning and end of each line is stripped before
#' processing that line.
#'