Determine the number of maximal connected intervals in [-10, 10] where the function f(x) = (-2(-1(-4(1|x|)^2 + 1(1|x|) + 4) - 4) + 2)/(-3(-1(-4(1|x|)^2 + 1(1|x|) + 4) - 4) + 1) is strictly decreasing.

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