...when is the last time you checked the fluid level? Sounds like the resevoir is near empty and you've started to pump air. It's probably a leak past the master cylinders' Rubber cup at the section of Cylinder which ends when Your pedal reaches 3 inches down towards the floor. A new Master may well be in Your future...
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