The phases of the two surfaces you are merging do not overlap. You can continue the operation, or cancel it and select a different pair of surfaces. 
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
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