Migrating Aperture library to Photos (Beta)

I have 2 separate iPhoto libraries; one on an iMac and one on my macbook.  I also have an Aperture photo library on the iMac.
I have just downloaded OS X 10.19.3 (Beta) which includes Photos.  How do I merge these three libraries into the new Photos app? 
Thanks

Merge the libraries using Aperture, before you migrate to Photos. The Photos.app cannot merge libraries.
Open one of your libraries in Aperture, then use "file > import > library" and select another library to import it and merge it with the currently open library. Repeat,, until all libraries have been merged.
Merging libraries needs temporarily additional storage. Merge the libraries on a drive, that has plenty of free storage, more than the combined sizes of the libraries.

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