I have the following string values for two variables. I would like to create a local list from Var1 and/or Var2.

clear
input str4 Var1 str3 Var2
"A f" "H O"
"B" "L"
"C" "Z"
"D" "N t"
"E g" "m o"
"F" "a p"
"G" "w"
"" "q"
"" "po"
end
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when I use levels of this is what I get:
levelsof Var1, local(levels)
`"A f"' `"B"' `"C"' `"D"' `"E g"' `"F"' `"G"'

local List1 I desire is:
`" "A f" "B" "C" "D" "E g" "F" "G" "'

Similarly,
levelsof Var2, local(levels) is:
`"H O"' `"L"' `"N t"' `"Z"' `"a p"' `"m o"' `"po"' `"q"' `"w"'

local List2 I desire is:
`" "H O" "L" "N t" "Z" "a p" "m o" "po" "q" "w" "'

The goal is to eliminate manual entry to create List1 and and List2. Instead just grab them from the Var1 or Var2 and create a local list.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks