It doesn't need to be done. You have to merge your child because it was retrieved
before you began your conversation. If not, it wouldn't be available to pass into
your method annotated with @Begin. If you are conscious of your conversation lifecycle
and the fact that your persistence context is tied to it, you won't have to merge.
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