How is the starter card chosen in cribbage?

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In cribbage, the starter card is chosen after both players have discarded two cards into the crib. The nondealer cuts the undealt remainder of the deck, and the dealer turns the top card of the lower packet faceup on top of the reunited deck to serve as the starter.1