JúlioCésarstandsontheledgeofa20-storybuildingpoisedtojumpwhenhe'ssuddenlyjoinedbyamysterious,disheveledstranger,a"dreamseller,"whosemissionistoconvincepeopletolovelife.AphilosophicaldialoguefollowsasthestrangertalksJuliodownfromtheledgeandinviteshimtobecomeadreamseller.AtfirstJúlioviewsthejourneyasa"sociologicalexperiment,"buthesoonbeginstobelieve.Othersjoin,andthe"bandofmisfits"underthetutelageofthedreamsellervisitsitesasdiverseasaretirementhomeandafuneral,deliveringalessoneachplace.Thedreamsellerpointsoutthemadnessinmodernsocietyandinvitesotherstoembracehisideals.Ashisinfluencegrows,detractorsemerge,buthehasananswerforeveryone,untilMegasoft,thecorporatemonolithandafavoritetargetofthedreamseller,forceshimintoacorner.
