Whoa. I love this. The mechanics and the level design delivers the message very well.
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The way the game starts by making sure the player knows they're in danger, then repeats that lesson several times. By the end you don't encounter any more cliffs and you think "Wait... am I safe now?" and push on, despite being a bit nervous. That's a genius idea right there.
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Also, the music is great.