Keeping disc image mounted.

Hi folks,
I have a .dmg file that needs to be burned on a dual layer disc, problem is i dont have any of those, i'd like to mount the DMG file and use it as a boot disc but mounted dmg files always dissapear when you restart.
Is there a way to use a dmg file as a boot disc/drive and is there a way that it can stay mounted when i restart ?
Thanks.

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